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贵州苗族独木龙舟节已经被列入我国第一批国家级非物质文化遗产保护项目。

The Miao Canoe Dragon Boat Festival has been listed in the first batch of the State-Level Non-Material Culture Heritage Conservation Reserve Program in China.

苗族独木龙舟节的举办时间一般选择在端午后20天，当地人把这天称为"大端午"。独木龙舟造型独特，龙舟赛已经有上千年的历史。比赛前，来自各个村寨的龙舟汇集到沿途岸边码头，接受本艘龙舟所代表的亲人的送礼和敬酒。接下来最重要的人物莫过于姑妈，姑妈会为龙头挂彩绸，送鸭、鹅、猪、酒等礼物，预祝赛舟夺魁。龙头上披彩绸和挂活鸭，越多则越显威风。别的地方赛龙舟坐着划，台江的独木龙舟赛是站着划。船手只能是男生，船上还会坐着一个男扮女装的小男孩，敲锣打鼓为船手们加油。每一轮比赛，锣鼓喧天，龙舟上鼓声频敲，催促舟上桡手用力齐划；岸边观者情绪激昂，更有人燃放炮仗助阵。独木龙舟节已经被列入我国第一批国家级非物质文化遗产保护项目。

The Miao Canoe Dragon Boat Festival is usually held for 20 days after the Dragon Boat Festival, which is called "the Great Dragon Boat Festival" by local people. The shape of this canoe dragon boats is distinctive, and the race has been held for a long time over thousands of years. Before the The Guizhou Shidong Miao Canoe Dragon Boat Competition, dragon boats from various villages were rowed to the shore.The most important person in the family is crew's aunt. Aunts will give ducks, geese, pigs, wine, etc. as gifts to wish their nephews win the game. The more cloths and ducks hang in front of the ship, the more majestic the dragon boat looks.There are a lot of rules of this Dragon Boat Competition. The boatman can only be male. All of the crew members must stand while rowing. It is of great difference between this competition and the other place's. Finally, there always be a little boy disguises as a girl sitting on the boat, beating gongs and drums to cheer for the sailors. In each round of this competition, the drums on the dragon boat are made deafening sound to urge the crew to row in order. People are watching the game in high spirits from the shore , others will light firecrackers up to cheer them on.The Miao Canoe Dragon Boat Festival has been listed in the first batch of the State-Level Non-Material Culture Heritage Conservation Reserve Program in China.