关于端午节的英文介绍简单

关于端午节的英文介绍【一】

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth

day of the fifth month according to the Chine calendar. For thousands of years,

the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous ricewrapped to form a

pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon festival is best

known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there

are many rivers and lakes. Thisregattacommemorates the death of Qu Yuan , an

honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himlf in a

river. 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 ated side by side.

关于端午节的英文介绍【二】

The Dragon Boat Festival，also called the Duanwu Festival，is celebrated on the fifth

day of the fifth month according to the Chine calendar. This festival is to

commemorate the death of QU Yuan，an upright and honest poet and statesman

who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himlf in a river.

The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon Boat symbolizes

people's attempts to rescue Qu the current period，the races also

demonstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork.

Besides，the festival has also been marked by eating zong zi （glutinous rice）。

Zong zi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in

bamboo or reed who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong zi into

the river to feed his ghost every year.

With the changes of the times，the memorial turns to be a time for protection from

evil and dia for the rest of will hang healthy herbs on the front door

to clear the bad luck of the gh the significance of the festival might be