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端午节 The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had ahistory of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregoriancalendar. 端午节（农历五月初五）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。通常在阳历的六月份。 粽子tsung-tse/ricedumplings：Glutinous rice（糯米）filled with meat, nuts or bean paste（豆酱） and wrapped inbamboo leaves. The custom of eating tsung-tse is also popular in North andSouth Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations. 粽子：糯米中加入肉，坚果或者豆酱，用粽叶包好。朝鲜，韩国，日本和东南亚国家也有吃粽子的习惯。 Dragon boatracing is an indispensable part of the festival. As the gun is fired, peoplewill see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously andhurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination. 赛龙舟是端午节必不可少的部分。枪声一响，大家可以看见龙舟中的水手们努力划桨，和谐而迅速，伴随着急速的鼓声，加速向目的地划去。 清明节 Ching Ming Festival/Grave/Tomb-Sweeping Day 清明节 Cold Food Festival 寒食节 graveyard 墓园，墓地 Sweep the tombs 扫墓/上坟 Show sb’s condolence 表达哀思 Commemorate the dead 纪念逝者 offer sacrifices to ancestors 祭祖/上供 burn the spiritual/joss money 烧纸 burn the incense 烧香 memorial essay 悼文 funeral supplies/products 殡葬用品 funeral services 殡葬服务业 commercial cemetery 经营性公墓 memorial tablet 纪念碑 mourning ceremony 哀悼仪式 inhumation 土葬 cremation 火葬 （本词06年6月四级听力有所涉及） national mourning 全国哀悼 元宵节 自汉朝（公元前206年—公元221年）起，元宵节就已成为了中国新年庆祝活动中的一部分了。一般农历的正月十五为元宵节，这一天也标志着新年庆祝活动的结束。 The Lantern Festival has been part of Chinese NewYear celebrations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC- 221 AD). Usually held on the15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, it marks the end of New Yearfestivities. 据说元宵节由古代中国的一个传说演化而来，传言每至农历第一个月圆之夜，便可看到天上飞动的神灵。为了更容易寻找神灵，他们都会用一些火把照明，而这些火把也逐渐由一些形状、大小、颜色各异的灯笼所取代。 It is said that the holiday evolved from an ancientChinese belief that celestial spirits could be seen flying about in the lightof the first full moon of the lunar calendar. To aid them in their search forthe spirits they used torches. These torches gave way to lanterns of everyshape, size and colour. 元宵节广受喜