端午节英文介绍

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The Dragon Boat 端午节 Festival

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别称 据统计端午节的名称在我国所有传统节日中叫法最多，达二十多个，堪称节日别名 之最。如有端午节、端五节、端阳节、重五节、重午节、天中节、夏节、五月节、菖节、 蒲节、龙舟节、浴兰节、粽子节 、午日节、女儿节、地腊节、诗人节、龙日、午日· 灯节 等等。 端阳节，据《荆楚岁时记》载，因仲夏登高，顺阳在上，五月正是仲夏，它的第一 个午日正是登高顺阳天气好的日子，故称五月初五为“端阳节”。 重午节，午，属十二支，农历五月为午月，五、午同音，五、五相重，故端午节又 名“重午节”或“重五节”,有些地方也叫“五月节”。 天中节，古人认为，五月五日时，阳重人中天，故称这一天为“天中节”。 浴兰节，端午时值仲夏，是皮肤病多发季节，古人以兰草汤沐浴去污为俗。汉代 《大戴礼》云：“午日以兰汤沐浴”。 解棕节，古人端午吃棕时，有比较各人解下粽叶的长度、长者为胜的游戏，故又有 “解粽节”之称。 女儿节，明沈榜《宛署杂记》:“五月女儿节，系端午索，戴艾叶，五毒灵符。宛 俗自五月初一至初五日，饰小闺女，尽态极研。出嫁女亦各归宁。因呼为女儿节。” 菖蒲节，古人认为“重午”是犯禁忌的日子，此时五毒尽出，因此端午风俗多为驱 邢避毒，如在门上悬挂菖蒲、艾叶等，故端午节也称“菖蒲节” 。

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1.The Date

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2.The Importance 3.The Origin4.The Customs

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The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Solar calendar.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。

PS:今年的端午节是在6月23日。

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Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.时至今日，端午节在中国人民中仍是一个十分 盛行的隆重节日。国家非常重视非物质文化遗 产的保护，2006年5月20日，该民俗经国务院 批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。2013-12-3 端午节 5

The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Qu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court. Unable to regain the respect of the emperor

,in his s orrow Qu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Luo river.

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Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui 悬挂钟馗像 Hanging Calamus and Moxa 挂艾叶、菖蒲 Dragon Boat Race 赛龙舟 The Culture of Zongzi 粽子

The Customs

Spice Bag 香囊Realgar Wine 雄黄酒 Travel sickness 游百病 端午节8

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一、Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui

二、Hanging Calamus and MoxaHang calamus and moxa (oriental plants) on the front door This is also to ward off evil.

三、Dragon Boat Race

The main event of the festivities is the Dragon Boat Race.

四、The Culture of Zong Zi

Qu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 BC. Since ancient times, Chinese people threw into the water dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves on the day. Therefore the fish would eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating Zong Zi.

五、Spice Bag

The small bags are handmade by local craftsmen. They're made with red, yellow, green and blue silk, fine satin or cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines.

端午节最有特色的饰物就是香包。小孩佩戴 香包，传说有避邪驱瘟之意。用含有多种香 味的药用植物做成的香包也可以预防疾病。

六、Realgar Wine

①It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. ②This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year. ③In one word, all of the activities are to protect themselves from evil and honor the poet Qu Yuan。端午节

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七、Travel sicknessTravel sickness: such practices, prevalent in the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in Guizhou Province

游百病：此种习俗，盛行于贵州地区的 端午习俗。

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ConclusionNowadays, the Dragon Boat Festival is still very popular grand festival in China. I hope Chinese people will remember it isn’t just entertainment, have more kind of feelings.

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