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　　Dragon Boat Festival， often known as Tuen Ng Festival or Duan Wu Festival， is a traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Double Fifth.[citation needed] It has since been celebrated， in various ways， in other parts of East Asia as well， most notably Korea.

　　The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear， but one traditional view holds that the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period. He committed suicide by drowning himself in a river because he was disgusted by the corruption of the Chu government. The local people， knowing him to be a good man， decided to throw food into the river to feed the fishes to prevent them from eating Qu's body. They also sat on dragon boats， and tried to scare the fishes away by the thundering sound of drums aboard the boat and the fierce looking dragon-head in the front of the boat.

　　In the early years of the Chinese Republic， Duan Wu was also celebrated as "Poets' Day"， due to Qu Yuan's status as China's first poet of personal renown.

　　Today， people eat zongzi (the food originally intended to feed the fishes) and race dragon boats in memory of Qu's dramatic death.

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　　端午节，通常被称为端午节或节节，是中国传统节日举行第五天的第五个月的中国日历。它也被称为双第五[引文所需]，它已经庆祝，以各种方式，在东亚其他地区，以及最显着的韩国。

　　端午确切的起源尚不清楚，但一个传统的观点认为，这个节日是由中国诗人屈原战国时期。他因沉溺于一条河而自杀，因为他对楚国政府的腐败感到厌恶。当地人知道他是个好人，决定把食物扔到河里喂鱼，以防他们吃屈原的尸体。他们还坐在龙舟上，试图用船上的鼓声和船前凶恶的龙头来吓走鱼儿。

　　民国初年，端午也被誉为“诗人节”，由于屈原的地位，作为中国的第一诗人的个人名声。

　　今天，人们吃粽子(原本打算喂鱼的食物)和赛龙舟以纪念屈原的戏剧性死亡。