端午节英语简介：
I'm so glad to receive your letter, in which you wanted to know about the Dragon Boat Festival in China.
I feel honored to tell you about it. Celebrated on May 5th in the lunar calendar, it is a folk festival having a history of more than two thousand years. Also, it is one of the most important festivals in China.
As for the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many beautiful legends, of which the story about Qu Yuan is most widely accepted. Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet who loved his country deeply, drowned himself in the Miluo River after his country’s being defeated.
To honor him, people in China hold various activities every year, including eating zongzi and dragon boat racing.
I hope you can come to China to enjoy it for yourself.
译文
很高兴收到你的来信，你在信中想了解中国的端午节。
我很荣幸告诉你这件事。在农历5月5日庆祝，这是一个有两千多年历史的民间节日。同时，它也是中国最重要的节日之一。
关于端午节的起源，有许多美丽的传说，其中关于屈原的故事最为广泛接受。屈原，一位热爱祖国的中国诗人，在国家战败后溺水于汨罗江。
为了纪念他，中国人每年都会举行各种各样的活动，包括吃粽子和赛龙舟。
我希望你能来中国享受一下。
fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of
years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice（糯米）wrapped
to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats.
The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,
especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.
Thisregatta（赛舟会）commemorates the death of Qu Yuan , an honest minister who is
said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. Qu was a minister
of the State of Chu situated in present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during
theWarring States Period(475-221BC)（战国时期）. He was upright, loyal and highly
esteemed for his wise counsel that brought peace and prosperity to the state.
However, when a dishonest and corrupt prince vilified Qu, he was disgraced and
dismissed from office. Realizing that the country was now in the hands of evil
and corrupt officials, Qu grabbed a large stone and leapt into the Miluo River
on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to try and
save him but were unable to even recover his body. Thereafter, the state
declined and was eventually conquered by the State of Qin.
The
people of Chu who mourned the death of Qu threw rice into the river to feed his
ghost every year on the fifth day of the fifth month. But one year, the spirit
of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a hugereptile（爬行动物）in the river had
stolen the rice. The spirit then advised them to wrap the rice in silk and bind
it with five different-colored threads before tossing it into the river.
During the Duanwu Festival, a glutinous rice pudding called
zong zi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. Ingredients such as
beans,lotus seeds（莲子）,chestnuts（栗子）, pork fat and the golden yolk of a salted
duck egg are often added to the glutinous rice. The pudding is then wrapped with
bamboo leaves, bound with a kind of raffia and boiled in salt water for hours.
The dragon-boat races symbolize the many attempts to rescue
and recover Qu's body. A typical dragon boat ranges from 50-100 feet in length,
with a beam of about 5.5 feet, accommodating two paddlers seated side by side.
A wooden dragon head is attached at the bow, and a dragon tail
at thestern（船尾）. A banner hoisted on a pole is also fastened at the stern and
the hull is decorated with red, green and blue scales edged in gold. In the
center of the boat is a canopied shrine behind which the
drummers,gong（铜锣）beaters andcymbal（铙钹）players are seated to set the pace for the
paddlers. There are also men positioned at the bow to set off firecrackers, toss
rice into the water and pretend to be looking for Qu. All of the noise and
pageantry creates an atmosphere of gaiety and excitement for the participants
and spectators alike. The races are held among different clans, villages and
organizations, and the winners are awarded medals, banners, jugs of wine and
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fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of
years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice（糯米）wrapped