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Watch this video to learn more about the legend, as well as traditions and festive foods related to the festival. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on Thursday this year, which is the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. There are many legends about the 2,000-year-old festival, but the most famous one is commemorating the death of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet from the State of Chu during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). Qu Yuan is said to have been loyal and patriotic his whole life. When he realized the decline of Chu was beyond recovery, his remorse knowing he could no longer save it grew stronger and stronger. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he threw himself into the river and died for his beloved homeland. 其它關于端午節(jié)的精彩視頻 《Hello, China》端午節(jié) 01 端午節(jié)的來歷 端午節(jié)(the Dragon Boat Festival)，又稱重五節(jié)，于每年農(nóng)歷五月初五慶祝。這是廣泛流傳2000多年的民間節(jié)日，也是中國最重要的節(jié)日之一。端午節(jié)當天舉行各種慶?；顒?，吃粽子和賽龍舟(dragon boat racing)是其中的重要習俗。 The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on May 5th on lunarcalendar. It is a folk festival widely spread with a history of over 2,000 years, and is one of the most important Chinese festivals as well. There are various celebrating activities on that day, among which the customs of eating rice dumplings and dragon boat racing are quite important. 02 端午節(jié)習俗 端午節(jié)吃什么？ 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. 糯米一般先用肉、堅果或者豆沙餡填充起來，然后再用竹葉包裹起來。這是和端午節(jié)的歷史意義緊密結合在一起的。吃粽子的習俗，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)在朝鮮、韓國、日本和東南亞國家流行開來。 端午節(jié)玩什么？ 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. 賽龍舟是端午節(jié)重要的組成部分，在全國上下都會進行。槍聲一響，人們就會看到龍舟上的運動員，伴隨著快速的鼓點，迅速又整齊劃一地劃動船槳，沖向終點。 端午節(jié)戴什么？ On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a sachet. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines（草藥）, and finally string them with silk threads. The sachet 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. 端午節(jié)最有特色的飾物就是香包（sachet）。小孩佩戴香包，傳說有避邪驅瘟之意。用含有多種香味的藥用植物做成的香包也可以預防疾病。 The sachets (Hsiang Pao in Chinese香包) are very popular with children and they vie(競爭) with each other to collect as many as possible. Children are not the only ones who collect Hsiang Pao. Older people are often given them as a symbol of respect, and they are highly prized because of the intricate(復雜的) and beautiful embroidery(刺繡) that adorns(裝飾) them. 端午節(jié)小孩佩香囊，不但有避邪驅瘟之意，而且有襟頭點綴之風。香囊內藏有朱砂。雄黃。香藥， 外包以絲布，清香四溢， 再以五色絲線弦扣成索，作各種不同形狀，結成一串，形形色色，玲瓏奪目。 端午節(jié)掛什么？ Hang branches of moxa and calamus around the doors of their homes display portraits of evil's nemesis, Chung Kuei. 掛艾葉菖蒲和懸鐘馗像都是為了驅疾避兇，討個吉利。 03 端午節(jié)詞匯 1. Dragon Boat Festival 端午節(jié) 2. Dragon boat race 賽龍舟 3. Sticky rice 糯米 4. Wrapped in a piece of leaf / Wrapped in leaves 包在葉子里 5. Salty(美) / Savory(英/澳) 咸的 6. Egg yolk 蛋黃 7. patriotic poet 愛國詩人 8. To commemorate Qu Yuan 為了紀念屈原 9. Lunar calendar 農(nóng)歷 10. Keep up the tradition 保留傳統(tǒng)   1 假設你是李華，你的美國筆友Maria對中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日端午節(jié)很感興趣，希望你給她寫信介紹端午節(jié)。信中應包括以下幾點： 1. 端午節(jié)是中國重要的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一； 2. 端午節(jié)的時間是每年的農(nóng)歷五月初五； 3. 人們慶祝端午節(jié)是為了紀念中國偉大的詩人屈原； 4. 人們在端午節(jié)吃粽子、賽龍舟； 5. 你自己對中華民族傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日的認識。 Dear Maria, I'm very happy that you are interested in Chinese culture,especially the festivals.Now let me tell you something about the Dragon Boat Festival.The Dragon Boat Festival,also called the Duanwu Festival ,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.People always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races to celebrate it. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. It’s very popular. The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice,meat and so on. You can eat different kinds of rice dumplings.They are very delicious. And Dragon Boat Festival is for Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. Your friend 邀請共度端午節(jié) 假定你是王明，計劃和同學騎自行車去西湖過端午節(jié)（the Dragon Boat Festival)。請給外教Lucy寫封郵件，邀她一同前往，內容包括： 1. 出發(fā)及返回時間； 2. 活動：吃粽子(rice dumpling)、觀看龍舟比賽等。 注意： 1.詞數(shù)100左右； 2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫； 3.結語已為你寫好。 Dear Lucy, … Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Wang Ming Dear Lucy, I’d like to invite you to join us to cycle to the West Lake next Saturday for the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is in memory of the death of the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. There will be a variety of activities such as eating rice dumplings, throwing rice dumpling into the river and so on. We’ll also spend some fun time together watching the dragon boat race, which will make us experience Chinese traditional culture. We should be back around 6 o’clock in the afternoon. If you are able to come with us, please let us know and we’ll wait for you at the school gate at 9 in the morning. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Wang Ming 端午節(jié)的歷史與傳說 Rap端午背后的故事 01 The Dragon Boat Festival is also called DuanWu，which is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the lunar calendar. The date changes every year but it is usually celebrated in June. 龍舟節(jié)也稱“端午”，每年的農(nóng)歷五月初五過端午節(jié)。這意味著每年公歷的日期會改變但通常都會在六月慶祝。 02 It is a traditional holiday which commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, China's first known poet, who drowned himself when his home state of Chu was overthrown. 這個節(jié)日紀念的是中國第一位著名的詩人屈原，他因自己的國家楚國滅亡而投江自盡。 03 According to the legend, people in Chu were moved by Qu Yuan’s death. They rowed boats up and down the river to look for his body, and drop the rice balls into the river to distract fishes’ attention from Qu’s body. 據(jù)傳說，楚國人被屈原之死感動。他們劃著船四處尋找屈原的尸體并且將米飯做成飯團扔進江里以避免他的尸體被魚吃掉。 04 That’s how the tradition of dragon boat racing and eating Zongzi were started. If you love the Chinese dragon boat or Zongzi, this is definitely the time you should consider coming to China. 這就是端午節(jié)龍舟競賽以及吃粽子的開始。如果您喜愛中國的龍舟或者粽子，您一定要在端午節(jié)來到中國。 05 On Dragon Boat Festival, every family cleans up their courtyard or the door and puts wormwood and moxa leaves on the door frame to dispel disease, mosquitoes and evil things. 在端午節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)里，每家每戶會清掃門庭或者大門并且將艾葉菖蒲等草藥掛在門框上，以驅走疾病、蚊蟲以及邪祟。 06 In some places adults drink Xiong Huang wine (realgar wine) can fend off evil spirits and dispel snakes or rats. 有一些地區(qū)，成年人喝雄黃酒（一種藥酒）可以抵擋邪祟并且驅趕蛇蟲鼠蟻。 07 Parents also need to wear their children with sachets. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines. The sachets are supposed to protect the children from evils. 在端午節(jié)，父母們還會給孩子們戴香囊。他們先用顏色鮮艷的布料或綢緞縫制小袋子，然后將香料或者草藥裝入小袋中做成香囊。香囊可以保護孩子們以避邪祛病。 如何用地道英語介紹端午節(jié)的來源？
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