do you know who is "qu yuan"? what type of "zongzi" do you like most? have you ever joined a dragon boat competition? all these are related to the dragon boat festival.

　　你知道谁是“屈原”?什么类型的“粽子”你最喜欢?你有没有参加龙舟比赛吗?这些都是端午节相关。

　　do you know the origin of this festival? read the following essay and you will have a clear picture of the dragon boat festival.

　　你知道这个节日的由来吗?阅读下面的文章，你将有一个清晰的画面，端午节。

　　the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for the chinese people. the day is called duan wu festival, or dragon boat festival, celebrated everywhere in china.

　　每年的农历第五个月的第五天对中国人来说是个重要的日子。一天被称为端午节，或是端午节，在中国各地庆祝。

　　this festival dates back to about 2,000 years ago with a number of legends explaining its origin. the best-known story centers on a great patriotic poet named qu yuan.

　　这个节日可以追溯到大约2000年前与一些解释它的起源的传说。一个伟大的爱国诗人屈原的著名故事中心。

　　the customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would hang the picture of zhong kui (a ghost that can exorcise), calamus and moxa in their houses. people have dragon boat races, eat zong zi (dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) and carry a spice bag around with them.

　　海关在该国不同地区差别很大，但大多数家庭会挂钟馗画(可以驱邪鬼)，菖蒲、艾条在他们的房子。人们赛龙舟，吃粽子(用糯米饭饺子包在竹叶或芦苇叶)和携带一个香料袋与他们周围的。

　　The Dragon Boat Festival， also called Double Fifth Festival， is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals，the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.

　　The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu 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 sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan， the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons.

　　Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan，their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.

　　中文翻译

　　端午节，又称为五五节，因为端午节是在农历的五月五日，是三个重要的中国节庆之一，其他两个分别是中秋节和农历新年。

　　这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原，他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏，但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。

　　由於对屈原的爱戴，汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原，并且将米丢入汨罗江中，以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原，但是他们的行为，直到今天在端午节的时候，仍然被人们传颂纪念著。