端午节的由来英语版

端午节的由来英语版

端午节的由来英语版

duanwu festival (端午节, duānwū jié) is a traditional chine

festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the chine

calendar. it is also known as the double fifth.(citation(引用;引证)

needed) it has since been celebrated, in various ways, in other

parts of east asia as well. in the west, its monly known as dragon

boat festival.

the exact origins of duan wu are unclear, but one traditional

view holds that the festival memorializes the chine poet qu

yuan .

in the early years of the chine republic, duan wu was also

celebrated as “poets day," due to qu yuans status as chinas first

poet of personal renown(名声名望).

today, people eat bamboo-wrapped steamed glutinous(粘

的) rice dumplings called zongzi (the food originally intended to

feed the fish) and race dragon boats in memory of qus dramatic

death.

端午节全英文作文 duanwu festival or dragon boat festival

端午节(as we enter the month of june, we find ourlves

already in the middle of the year. however, according to the

chine lunar calendar, the fifth month just begins and the

chine people are preparing to celebrate another traditional

festival __ the duanwu festival.)

the duanwu festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of

the chine lunar calendar. for thousands of years, duanwu has

been marked by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats.

the taste of zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of

glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves to give it a

special flavor, varies greatly across china. zongzi is often made of

rice mixed with dates in northern china, becau dates are

abundant in the area. eastern china’s jiaxing county is famous for

its pork-stuffed zongzi. in the southern province of guangdong,

people stuff zongzi with pork, ham, chestnuts and other

ingredients, making them very rich in flavor. in sichuan province,

zongzi is usually rved with a sugar dressing. most people still

maintain the tradition of eating zongzi on the day of the duanwu

festival. but the special delicacy has e so popular that you can

now buy it all the year round.

duanwu is also known as the dragon boat festival, becau

dragon boat races are the most popular activity during the festival,

especially in southern china. a dragon boat is shaped like a

dragon, and is brightly painted in red, white, yellow and black.

usually, a dragon boat is 20 to 40 meters long, and needs veral

dozen people to row it. boatmen row the boat in cadence with

the drumbeats, as the captain standing in the bow of the boat

waves a small flag to help coordinate the rowing. before the race

gets underway, a solemn ceremony is held to worship the dragon

king.

dragon boat racing is quite a spectacle, with drums beating,

colorful flags waving, and thousands of people cheering on both

sides of the river. nowadays, it has e a popular sporting activity in

southern china. international dragon boat races are held in

guangzhou and hong kong every year.

the duanwu festival ud to have other interesting customs

that are no longer monly obrved, though you may still find

them practiced in some rural areas.

ancient chine believed the day of duanwu was unlucky

becau midsummer was just around the corner. the hot weather

ud to bring various dias, which could spread rampantly.

dispelling dia and driving out evil were the main purpo of

the festival. people would paste on their front doors pictures of

zhongkui, a legendary chine ghost-catcher. people would also

u cattail and mugwort leaves to drive away mosquitoes and

other incts.

since children are generally the most vulnerable to dia,

they received extra care at this special time. children would wear

necklaces or bracelets, made of red, yellow, blue, white and black

threads, to keep evil away from them. they would also receive

colorful pouches containing fragrant herbal medicines as

prents. they hung the around their necks, and would pete

with one another to e who pouch had the finest needlework.

mothers also made sure to bathe their children in water boiled

with herbal medicines. modern science has proven that the

medicines are, in fact, quite beneficial to health.

ancient chine believed realgar was an antidote for all

poisons, and therefore most effective to drive away evil spirits and

kill incts. so everyone would drink some realgar wine during the

duanwu festival, and children would have the chine character

for “king” written on their foreheads with realgar wine.