意义的意思端午节介绍的英语作文

2021年1月11日发(作者：葛墨林)
端午节介绍的英语作文

5th day of the 5th lunar month
The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival,
is celebrated on the 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
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