早上起来，我看见爸爸在电视上看龙舟。原来今天是端午节啊！
端午节要吃香喷喷的粽子，妈妈把艾草挂在门上，像一个稻草人。妈妈给我买了一个香袋，香袋上面绣了一个福字，还在边上绣上很漂亮的花纹。
电视上龙舟赛真是太精彩了。一艘艘在水里你追我赶，谁也不让谁。船中央是划般的人，船尾是一位掌舵的人，船头是打鼓的人。他们谁也离不开谁，一起努力向前进。
粽子是端午节的节日食品，传说是为祭投江的屈原而发明的，是中国历史上迄今为止文化积淀最深厚的传统食品。
往年的粽子总是妈妈在市场或超市买现成的。今年，我缠着妈妈，硬是要学包粽子。妈妈拗不过我，只好答应了。
初四下午，我就跟妈妈学包粽子。妈妈拿了一张粽叶，用手一卷，粽叶便成了一个空心的圆锥形。我学着妈妈的样子，拿了一张粽叶，想把它卷成圆椎形，可就是卷不好，卷来卷去还是一个直筒。妈妈见了，就在旁边指点：左手捏紧粽叶一角，右手将粽叶的另一角往里卷，下面用力拉紧，上面放松一些。在妈妈的指点下，我卷好了粽叶。
接着，妈妈在空心圆锥形的粽叶里插上一根筷子，拿调勺舀一些糯米放在里面，然后均匀地摇动筷子，直到把糯米包的紧紧的。我也在粽叶里插好筷子，放好糯米。可摇动筷子时，不是把粽叶戳穿了，就是糯米包不紧。妈妈说：摇动筷子时要轻一些，把粽叶包紧些。你看妈妈边说边示范，我边听边学。哈哈！我包的粽子像点样子了。
然后是捆绳。只见妈妈两手捏紧粽叶，用绳子在粽子尖角附近缠了两圈，结上绳头，一个漂亮的粽子就包好了。我也照着捆好了第一个粽子。随之，第二个，第三个，第四个我一连包了好几个。
最后一道工序就是煮粽子了。把绑好的粽子逐一放到锅里，然后放入冷水满过粽子1厘米左右，点火水开15分钟后把锅里上下粽子兑换位置，再以慢火煮上1小时即可。
香喷喷的粽子煮好了，我迫不及待地品尝了自己的劳动成果。啊！真好吃。
通过这次包粽子，既吃到了美味的粽子，又懂得了一个道理：要学好一种本领，就必须诚心，细心，还要有恒心，这样才能把本领学好。
Dragon Boat race Traditions At the center of this festival are the dragon boat races. Competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to the rhythm of beating drums. These exciting races were inspired by the villagers valiant attempts to rescue Chu Yuan from the Mi Lo river. This tradition has remained unbroken for centuries.
Tzung Tzu A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat festival is tzung tzu. This tasty dish consists of rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The tradition of tzung tzu is meant to remind us of the village fishermen scattering rice across the water of the Mi Low river in order to appease the river dragons so that they would not devour Chu Yuan.
Ay Taso The time of year of the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth lunar moon, has more significance than just the story of Chu Yuan. Many Chinese consider this time of year an especially dangerous time when extra efforts must be made to protect their family from illness. Families will hang various herbs, called Ay Tsao, on their door for protection. The drinking of realgar wine is thought to remove poisons from the body. Hsiang Bao are also worn. These sachets contain various fragrant medicinal herbs thought to protect the wearer from illness.
