端午节的由来 英文版

端午节ㄉ由来英文~
The Dragon Boat Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth
month on the lunar calendar, and is therefore often called 'Double Fifth Festival'. In
Chinese,the holiday is called Duan Wu Jie.

When it was known that Qu Yuan had been lost forever, the local people began
the tradition of throwing sacrificial cooked rice into the river for their lost hero.
However,a local fisherman had a dream that Qu Yuan did not get any of the cooked
rice that was thrown into the river in his honor. Instead, it was the fishes in the river
that had eaten the rice. So, the following year, the tradition of wrapping the cooked
rice in bamboo leaves was begun. The cooked rice wrapped in bamboo leaves later
came to be known as zong zi.
There is also another version of the story. When it was known that Qu Yuan had
been lost to the river, the local fisherman had a dream that the fishes in the river
were eating Qu Yuan's body. The local people came up with the idea that if the fishes
in the river were not hungry, then they would not eat Qu Yuan's body. So the local
people began the tradition of throwing zong zi into the river to feed the fishes in
hope that Qu Yuan's body would be spared.
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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
importantChinese 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
himselfinto the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local
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peopleliving 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.
■風俗習慣
Dragon Boat race
Traditions At the center of this festival are the dragon boat ing
teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to the rhythm of beating
exciting races were inspired by the villager's valiant attempts to rescue
Chu Yuan from the Mi Lo river. This tradition has remained unbroken for
Tzu
A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat festival is tzung tzu. This tasty dish
consists of rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in
bamboo tradition of tzung tzu is meant to remind us of the village
fishermen scattering rice across the water of the Mi Low river in order to appease the
river dragons so that they would not devour Chu Yuan.
Ay Taso
The time of year of the Dragon Boat Festival,the fifth lunar moon,has more
significance than just the story of Chu Yuan. Many Chinese consider this time of year
an especially dangerous time when extra efforts must be made to protect their family
from illness. Families will hang various herbs, called Ay Tsao, on their door for
protection. The drinking of realgar wine is thought to remove poisons from the
Bao are also worn. These sachets contain various fragrant medicinal
herbs thought to protect the wearer from illness.
■白蛇傳的故事
There is a very famous traditional Chinese story that has a close connection to
the Dragon Boat Festival. Once upon a time on E-Mei mountain there lived two snake
spirits,White Snake and Green snakes,being magical,turned themselves
into beautiful maidens and set off on a journey to the West Lake of Hang Zhou.
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When they arrived at West Lake they met a man named Xu Xian. White Snake
quickly fell in love with Xu Xian and they were soon married. A Buddhist monk,named
Fa Hai, warned Xu Xian of his wife's deceptive appearance and suggested to him a
plan.
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival White Snake wished to stay home so as
to avoid the Ay Tsao, used for protection from spirits, hanging on the doors of
people's houses. Her husband prepared, according to Fa Hai's instruction, some
realgar wine,as this was a tradition during the Dragon boat festival. White Snake,
thinking her magic would protect her from the effects of the realgar wine accepted a
cup. After she drank the wine she became very ill and was barely able to get to her
bed.
When her husband came to her side, he found not his wife but a huge white
great was Xu Xian's shock that he fell to the floor dead.
After recovering from the realgar wine and regaing her human form,White
Snake was grief- stricken to find her husband set off on a journey to obtain a
potent medicinal herb, which could revive her husband. After returning and reving
her husband with the medicine, she explained to Xu Xian that the white snake he saw
was actually a dragon and that this vision was indeed a very good omen. Xu Xain's
fears were put to rest for the moment by his wife's fanciful story…
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