The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar。

　　端午节(农历5月5日)是中国古老的传统节日，始于春秋战国时期，至今已有2000多年历史。

　　端午节吃什么?

　　“粽包分两髻，艾束著危冠。旧俗方储药，羸躯亦点丹。”端午节不可不吃的美味食物就是粽子(tsung-tse)。

　　粽子tsung-tse：Glutinous rice filled with meat, nuts or bean paste and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It is associated with Dragon Boat Festival with historical meaning.The custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations。

　　端午节喝什么?

　　“樱桃桑椹与菖蒲，更买雄黄酒一壶。”端午节尝试一下雄黄酒吧。Adults drink Xiong Huang Wine, which can fend off evil spirits。

　　端午节玩什么?

　　“鼓声三下红旗开，两龙跃出浮水来。棹影斡波飞万剑，鼓声劈浪鸣千雷。”端午节最应景的节目就是赛龙舟。“Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination。

　　端午节戴什么?

　　端午节最有特色的饰物就是香包(sachet)。小孩佩戴香包，传说有避邪驱瘟之意。On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume pouch. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk threads. The perfume pouch will be hung around the neck or tied to the front of a garment as an ornament. They are said to be able to ward off evil。

　　端午节挂什么?

　　“不效艾符趋习俗，但祈蒲酒话升平。”挂艾叶菖蒲hang branches of moxa and calamus around the doors of their homes 和悬钟馗像display portraits of evil's nemesis, Chung Kuei都是为了驱疾避凶，讨个吉利。

　　端午节介绍

　　The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice(糯米)wrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats.

　　The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. Thisregatta(赛舟会)commemorates the death of Qu Yuan , an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. Qu was a minister of the State of Chu situated in present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during theWarring States Period(475-221BC)(战国时期). He was upright, loyal and highly esteemed for his wise counsel that brought peace and prosperity to the state. However, when a dishonest and corrupt prince vilified Qu, he was disgraced and dismissed from office. Realizing that the country was now in the hands of evil and corrupt officials, Qu grabbed a large stone and leapt into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to try and save him but were unable to even recover his body. Thereafter, the state declined and was eventually conquered by the State of Qin.

　　The people of Chu who mourned the death of Qu threw rice into the river to feed his ghost every year on the fifth day of the fifth month. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a hugereptile(爬行动物)in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised them to wrap the rice in silk and bind it with five different-colored threads before tossing it into the river.

　　During the Duanwu Festival, a glutinous rice pudding called zong zi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. Ingredients such as beans,lotus seeds(莲子),chestnuts(栗子), pork fat and the golden yolk of a salted duck egg are often added to the glutinous rice. The pudding is then wrapped with bamboo leaves, bound with a kind of raffia and boiled in salt water for hours.

　　The dragon-boat races symbolize the many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body. A typical dragon boat ranges from 50-100 feet in length, with a beam of about 5.5 feet, accommodating two paddlers seated side by side.

　　A wooden dragon head is attached at the bow, and a dragon tail at thestern(船尾). A banner hoisted on a pole is also fastened at the stern and the hull is decorated with red, green and blue scales edged in gold. In the center of the boat is a canopied shrine behind which the drummers,gong(铜锣)beaters andcymbal(铙钹)players are seated to set the pace for the paddlers. There are also men positioned at the bow to set off firecrackers, toss rice into the water and pretend to be looking for Qu. All of the noise and pageantry creates an atmosphere of gaiety and excitement for the participants and spectators alike. The races are held among different clans, villages and organizations, and the winners are awarded medals, banners, jugs of wine and festive meals.

　　端午节的由来

　　The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year。

　　The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court。

　　Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons。

　　Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival。

　　端午节，又称为五五节，因为端午节是在农历的五月五日，是三个重要的中国节庆之一，其他两个分别是中秋节和农历新年。

　　这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原，他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏，但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。

　　由於对屈原的爱戴，汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原，并且将米丢入汨罗江中，以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原，但是他们的行为，直到今天在端午节的时候，仍然被人们传颂纪念着。

　　端午节英语词汇

　　①端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

　　②粽子 Rice dumpling

　　③糯米 Glutinous rice

　　④赛龙舟 Dragon-boat racing

　　⑤雄黄酒 Realgar wine

　　⑥艾叶 Wormwood leaf/mugwort leaf

　　⑦香包 Perfumed medicine bag/sachet

　　⑧驱邪 Ward off evil

　　⑨祛病 Ward off disease

　　端午节英语祝福语

　　粽子好吃，但要小心;食品加工，让人呕吐;要看证明，屈原就是这样被毒死的!

　　dumplings delicious, but be careful; food processing, people vomiting see that this is the Qu Yuan was poisoned!

　　秘诀：将手机用粽叶包好，放在锅里煮60分钟，手机电池续电能力将延长两倍，信号增强，而且打电话时能闻到粽子香味。

　　tips: the phone with Zongye wrap, Guo Lizhu on 60 minutes, cell phone batteries, continued ability to be extended twice, the signal enhancement, and call dumplings can smell the aroma.

　　很久以前,屈原先生下岗后发明了粽子,可不但销量不好,还要受地痞剥削,心灰意冷终于跑到广东跳海了。

　　long time ago, Qu Yuan, laid off after the invention of the dumplings, not only sold well, but also by the local ruffians and exploitation, disheartened finally went to the Guangdong jumped into the sea.

　　不用语言来表达、只用实际来拥有、祝你端午节快乐。------来我家吃粽子吧：)祝福语

　　do not have words to express, only to have reality, I wish you a happy Dragon Boat Festival. ------ To my house to eat dumplings it

　　听说今年端午节期间出了个怪事，我当时正好路过，但我不相信我所见到的`一切：那只猪居然真地像人一样拿着手机正在看短信!

　　I heard during the Dragon Boat Festival this year, out of a strange, I was just passing through, but I do not think I saw everything: the pig actually really like people holding mobile phone text messages are read!

　　端午节电信新功能测试，本月免费，请按任一数字键测试你的智商………经测试您的智商为零。哈哈 端午节祝福语

　　Dragon Telecom test new features, this month for free, please click any of the number keys to test your IQ ... ...Test your IQ by zero. Haha

　　我是粽叶你是米,一层一层裹住你,你是牙齿我是米,香香甜甜粘住你,粽有多少米,我有多想你,记得给我发信息,不然粽子噎住你!

　　I am bamboo leaves your rice, layer by layer wrapped around you, you are my teeth, rice, savory sweet stick you, how much rice dumpling, how much I think you, remember to give me information, or dumplings choke live you!

　　有分离就有相聚,分别得越久越是亲昵.我想告诉你,这个端午节我特别想你.

　　There are isolated together, respectively, the longer the more intimate. I want to tell you that I particularly like the Dragon Boat Festival you.

　　有分离就有相聚,分别得越久越是亲昵。我想告诉你,这个端午节我特别想你。

　　018 Separation will have to spend, respectively, the more time the more intimate. I want to tell you, the Dragon Boat Festival In particular, I would like you to.

　　一颗心迁挂着你,一份爱祝福着你,一份真感情在等待着你的回应。祝端午节快乐!

　　moved to a hung your heart, a love of your blessing, a true feelings are waiting for your response. I wish a happy Dragon Boat Festival!

　　我想就这么一直抱着你不放开，你的香气是如此迷人，你的体态是多么均匀，好想咬你一口，粽子真好吃。

　　I would like to take you do not have been so open, you smell is so charming, your body is very uniform, Xiangyao you a good, really delicious dumplings.

　　闻着粽子香，思念漂过江，你我相隔几百里，在端午节的时候更加强烈，因为我想和你一起分享端午节的快乐。祝你总比我快乐!

　　dumplings smell of incense, missing float the river, you and I separated a few hundred, in the Dragon Boat Festival is more strongly because I want to share with you a happy Dragon Boat Festival. I wish you a happy than I!

　　艾蒿高高门前舞，驱邪气，防五毒，高高兴兴过端午。祝端午节快乐!

　　Artemisia argyi high in front of dance, sickness, driving away evil gas, anti-Wudu, happily the Dragon Boat Festival. I wish a happy Dragon Boat Festival!

　　一颗心迁挂着你,一份爱祝福着你,一份真感情在等待着你的回应.祝端午节快乐!

　　Hanging heart to move you, a love bless you, and a genuine feeling waiting for your response. I wish a happy Dragon Boat Festival!

　　有时我忙，有时我忘;有时我累，有时我懒!但怎样我也会记得想你，想你这个好朋友!记住：你微笑时我的世界也微笑，祝端午节快乐!

　　Sometimes I'm busy, sometimes I forget; sometimes I'm tired, sometimes I lazy! But how I will remember that like you, thinkyou that a good friend! Remember: You smile when my world is smiling, I wish a happy Dragon Boat Festival!

　　用一缕春风，两滴夏雨，三片秋叶，四朵冬雪，做成五颜六色的礼盒;打着七彩八飘的丝带，用九分真诚，十分热情，装进无数祝福送给你，愿端午节好运。

　　With a ray of spring, two drops of summer rain, three autumn, 4 winter snow, made of colorful gift box; name of eight floating colorful ribbons, with nine points sincere, very warm, put them in countless blessings given to You, like Lucky Dragon Boat Festival.