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篇一：端午节中英文介绍

DragonboatFestival:5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth

QuYuan

TheDragonboatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,i

scelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtot

hechinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalha

sbeenmarkedbyeatingzongzi(glutinousrice(糯

米)wrappedtoformapyramidusingbambooorreedleaves)and

racingdragonboats.

Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especi

allyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversan

dlakes.Thisregatta(赛舟

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会)commemoratesthedeathofQuYuan,anhonestministerwho

issaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariv

er.

Quwasaministerofthestateofchusituatedinpresent-dayh

unana

ndhubeiprovinces,duringthewarringstatesperiod(475-2

21bc)(战国时

期).hewasupright,loyalandhighlyesteemedforhiswiseco

unselthatbroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate.howeve

r,whenadishonestandcorruptprincevilifiedQu,hewasdis

gracedanddismissedfromoffice.Realizingthatthecountr

ywasnowinthehandsofevilandcorruptofficials,Qugrabbe

dalargestoneandleaptintothemiluoRiver(汨罗

江)onthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.nearbyfishermenrush

edovertotryandsavehimbutwereunabletoevenrecoverhisb

ody.Thereafter,thestatedeclinedandwaseventuallyconq

ueredbythestateofQin.

Zongzi

ThepeopleofchuwhomournedthedeathofQuthrewriceintoth

erivertofeedhisghosteveryyearonthefifthdayofthefift

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hmonth.butoneyear,thespiritofQuappearedandtoldthemo

urnersthatahugereptile(爬行动

物)intheriverhadstolentherice.Thespiritthenadvisedt

hemtowrapthericeinsilkandbinditwithfivedifferent-co

loredthreadsbeforetossingitintotheriver.

DuringtheDuanwuFestival,aglutinousricepuddingcalled

zongziiseatentosymbolizethericeofferingstoQu.Ingred

ientssuchasbeans,lotusseeds(