The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节简介

第一篇：The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节简介

The Dragon Boat Festival Good morning, everyone.The day after tomorrow is a special day.Can you guess what it is? Yes.So I’m going to introduce to you this festival in detail.The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the three major Chinese traditional festivals, along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-autumn Festival.Of the three, it is possibly the oldest one, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 B.C.The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar, which commemorates the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan for his devotion to his native state.The legend of Qu Yuan Qu was a minister of the State of Chu situated in present-day Hunan province and Hubei province, during the Warring 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 leaped 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 huge reptile（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.Customs

Among these customs are dragon boat racing, eating zongzi, and tying five-colour silk thread.Eating Zongzi It is a tradition to eat zongzi, pyramid-shaped dumplings made of sticky rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, with different fillings added for interest.In the north part of china, people favor the jujube as filling, while the south sweetened bean paste, fresh meat, or egg yolk.Many families make zongzi by themselves.When they make it, soaking the glutinous rice, washing the reed or bamboo leaves and wrapping zongzi with leaves are the most important parts.Tying Five-colored Silk Thread Another custom is to tie five-colored silk tread to a child's wrists, ankles, and around their neck.five-colored thread holds special significance in China in that it is thought to contain magical and healing properties.Children are not permitted to speak while their parents tie the five-colored thread for them, neither are they allowed to remove it until the specified time.Only after the first summer rainfall can the children throw the thread into the river.This is thought to protect the children from plague and diseases.Dragon Boat Racing Local people honor the memory of Qu Yuan on this day by holding dragon-boat races.It is said that the boat races were regarded as a symbol of the people’s attempt to rescue Qu Yuan.For a long time now they have been a popular sport.China has a long history of making big wooden boats sport.The prow is a carved dragon’s head, and the body id made in a dragon-like shape or following the design of fish, birds or shrimp.It is painted red, yellow, black or white according to the taste of the oarsmen.Different size boats hold different numbers of oarsmen, seated in pairs.Boat races are held in rivers going either up or downstream or from bank to bank, following the strict rules and regulations set by the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission.Winners are awarded trophies.Every year the “Qu Yuan Cup” is held in China.The boat race is also very popular in Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.Other customs On this day it is also customary to take a drink of wine containing realgar, rub the wine on children’s forehead, and sprinkle it on beds and mosquito nets to keep away insects.Today’s Dragon Boat Festival Today, the Dragon Boat Festival has been a world festival, in many places overseas.The Dragon Festival not only commemorates Qu Yuan but also spreads the culture of China and promotes the friendship between Chinese people and the other countries’ people all over the world.Finally, I want to wish you all happy Dragon Boat Festival!

Q1:Present situation Now in China, people especially the young have little knowledge of the origin and spiritual meaning of the dragon boat festival, they care only about the three-day holiday.What’s worse, many folk customs is disappearing, such as Hanging Mugwort Leaves and Calamus

Reason: with the modernization of China, people have been adapted to the fast-paced lifestyle.They put too much time and energy into work and thus forgetting about the festival and its customs.Solutions:①put more efforts into propaganda to raise public awareness of the spiritual meaning of the dragon boat festival.②organize some cultural activities like cultural exhibitions and commemorative events to raise people’s interests in the festival and encourage them to participate in.Q2:the spiritual meaning of dragon boat festival: Commemorate Qu Yuan, promote patriotism, express people’s wishes of having a good health etc.Q3:Why Koreans declare Qu Yuan is Korean?What do you think about it? It may seem ridiculous, but it is reasonable.①the Koreans also celebrate the festival.②it is said that the ancestors of Korean originally lives in the Dongting Lake area where Qu Yuan lived, so they think Q is their ancestor.I don’t know this is true or not.What I can see from this issue is that we are not doing enough protect our own traditional culture, otherwise they wouldn’t have any chance of stealing our culture.

第二篇：端午节简介

话说端午节

每年农历五月初五为端午节，又称端阳节、五月节、五日节，是中国传统节日。

命名

端午节，为每年农历五月初五。据《荆楚岁时记》记载，因仲夏登高，顺阳在上，五月是仲夏，它的第一个午日正是登高顺阳好天气之日，故五月初五亦称为“端阳节”。

由来

据《史记》“屈原贾生列传”记载，屈原，是春秋时期楚怀王的大臣。他倡导举贤授能，富国强兵，力主联齐抗秦，遭到贵族子兰等人的强烈反对，屈原遭馋去职，被赶出都城，流放到沅、湘流域。他在流放中，写下了忧国忧民的《离骚》、《天问》、《九歌》等不朽诗篇，独具风貌，影响深远。公元前278年，秦军攻破楚国京都。屈原眼看自己的祖国被侵略，心如刀割，但是始终不忍舍弃自己的祖国，于五月五日，在写下了绝笔作《怀沙》之后，抱石投汨罗江身死，以自己的生命谱写了一曲壮丽的爱国主义乐章。

传说屈原死后，楚国百姓哀痛异常，纷纷涌到汨罗江边去凭吊屈原。渔夫们划起船只，在江上来回打捞他的真身。有位渔夫拿出为屈原准备的饭团、鸡蛋等食物，“扑通、扑通”地丢进江里，说是让鱼龙虾蟹吃饱了，就不会去咬屈大夫的身体了。人们见后纷纷仿效。一位老医师则拿来一坛雄黄酒倒进江里，说是要药晕蛟龙水兽，以免伤害屈大夫。后来为怕饭团为蛟龙所食，人们想出用楝树叶包饭，外缠彩丝，发展成棕子。

习俗

过端午节，是中国人二千多年来的传统习惯，由于地域广大，民族众多，加上许多故事传说，于是不仅产生了众多相异的节名，而且各地也有着不尽相同的习俗。以下几种是比较常见的习俗

1.赛龙舟2.食粽3.佩香囊4.悬艾5.挂荷包和栓五色丝线

谚语

端午节是我国的传统节日，流传至今已由2000多年的历史。那么关于端午节的谚语又有哪些呢？

1.端午节卖月历—---过时了

2.癞蛤蟆躲端午---躲过初一，躲不过十五 3.端午节的黄鱼---在盛市上

第三篇：端午节简介

端午节简介

农历五月初五为端午节，又称端阳节、午日节、五月节、艾节、端

五、重午、午日、夏节。端是“开端”、“初”的意思，初五可以称为端五。农历以地支纪月，正月建寅，二月为卯，顺次至五月为午，因此称五月为午月，“五”与“午”通，“五”又为阳数，所以一些地方又将端午节称之为五月节、艾节、夏节。从史籍上看，“端午”二字最早见于晋人周处《风土记》：“仲夏端午，烹鹜角黍”。端午节是我国各族人民的传统节日，这一天必不可少的活动逐渐演变为吃粽子、赛龙舟、挂菖蒲、蒿草、艾叶、薰苍术、白芷，喝雄黄酒。据说，吃粽子和赛龙舟，是为了纪念屈原，所以解放后曾把端午节定名为“诗人节”，以纪念屈原。至于挂菖蒲、艾叶，薰苍术、白芷，喝雄黄酒，则据说是为了避邪。

时至今日，端午节仍是中国人民中一个十分盛行的隆重节日。端午节从2008年起为国家法定节假日。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。

如今被大家熟悉的端午节活动有：吃粽子、裹粽子、吃鸭蛋、赛龙舟、描雄黄、插艾草、戴香包、登高、挂葫芦、包粽子。

描写端午节的诗词句

端午

年代：【唐】 作者：【文秀】 【七绝】

节分端午自谁言，万古传闻为屈原。

堪笑楚江空渺渺，不能洗得直臣冤。

端午

年代：【唐】 作者：【李隆基】

端午临中夏，时清日复长。盐梅已佐鼎，曲糵且传觞。

事古人留迹，年深缕积长。当轩知槿茂，向水觉芦香。

亿兆同归寿，群公共保昌。忠贞如不替，贻厥后昆芳。

端午三殿宴群臣探得神字

年代：【唐】 作者：【李隆基】

五月符天数，五音调夏钧。旧来传五日，无事不称神。

穴枕通灵气，长丝续命人。四时花竞巧，九子粽争新。

方殿临华节，圆宫宴雅臣。进对一言重，遒文六义陈。

股肱良足咏，凤化可还淳。

浣溪沙 宋 苏轼

轻汗微微透碧纨。明朝端午浴芳兰。流香涨腻满晴川。彩线轻缠红玉臂，小符斜挂绿云鬟。佳人相见一千年。

渔家傲 宋 欧阳修

五月榴花妖艳烘。绿杨带雨垂垂重。五色新丝缠角粽。金盘送。生绡画扇盘双凤。正是浴兰时节动。菖蒲酒美清尊共。叶里黄骊时一弄。犹松等闲惊破纱窗梦。

端午节祝福语

端午到了，我送你一个爱心粽子，第一层，体贴！第二层，关怀！第三层，浪漫！第四层，温馨！中间夹层，甜蜜！祝大家天天都有一个好心情！端午节快乐！

送端午节到了，祝福一串串：祝快快乐乐，开开心心；健健康康，轻轻松松；团团圆圆，恩恩爱爱；和和美美，红红火火！端午节已到，送你一只香甜粽子：以芬芳的祝福为叶，以宽厚的包容为米，以温柔的叮咛做馅，再用友情的丝线缠绕，愿你品尝出人生的美好和五月五的情怀！

五月五，是端阳;门插艾，香满堂;吃粽子，蘸白糖;出门望，麦儿黄;桃枝插在大门上，龙船比赛喜洋洋。祝您端午节快乐!

第四篇：端午节简介（推荐）

端午节简介：

农历五月初五，是中国民间的传统节日——端午节，它是中华民族古老的传统节日之一。端午也称端五，端阳。此外，端午节还有许多别称，如：午日节、五月节、、诗人节、龙日等等。虽然名称不同，但总体上说，各地人民过节的习俗还是大同小异的。

端午节由来与传说：

端午节始于中国的春秋战国时期，至今已有2000多年历史。端午节的由来与传说很多，这里仅介绍最流行于传说的一种：

源于纪念屈原

据《史记》“屈原贾生列传”记载，屈原，是春秋时期楚怀王的大臣。他倡导举贤授能，富国强兵，力主联齐抗秦，遭到贵族子兰等人的强烈反对，屈原遭馋去职，被赶出都城，流放到沅、湘流域。他在流放中，写下了忧国忧民的《离骚》、《天问》、《九歌》等不朽诗篇，独具风貌，影响深远（因而，端午节也称诗人节）。公元前278年，秦军攻破楚国京都。屈原眼看自己的祖国被侵略，心如刀割，但是始终不忍舍弃自己的祖国，于五月五日，在写下了绝笔作《怀沙》之后，抱石投汨罗江身死，以自己的生命谱写了一曲壮丽的爱国主义乐章。传说屈原死后，楚国百姓哀痛异常，纷纷涌到汨罗江边去凭吊屈原。渔夫们划起船只，在江上来回打捞他的真身。有位渔夫拿出为屈原准备的饭团、鸡蛋等食物，“扑通、扑通”地丢进江里，说是让鱼龙虾蟹吃饱了，就不会去咬屈大夫的身体了。人们见后纷纷仿效。一位老医师则拿来一坛雄黄酒倒进江里，说是要药晕蛟龙水兽，以免伤害屈大夫。后来为怕饭团为蛟龙所食，人们想出用楝树叶包饭，外缠彩丝，发展成棕子。

以后，在每年的五月初五，就有了龙舟竞渡、吃粽子、喝雄黄酒的风俗；以此来纪念爱国诗人屈原。

端午节的习俗：

我国民间过端午节是较为隆重的，庆祝的活动也是各种各样，比较普遍的活动有以下种种形式：

赛龙舟：赛龙舟，是端午节的主要习俗。相传起源于古时楚国人因舍不得贤臣屈原投江死去，许多人划船追赶拯救。他们争先恐后，追至洞庭湖时不见踪迹。之后每年五月五日划龙舟以纪念之。借划龙舟驱散江中之鱼，以免鱼吃掉屈原的身体。竞渡之习，盛行于吴、越、楚。

其实，“龙舟竞渡”早在战国时代就有了。在急鼓声中划刻成龙形的独木舟，做竞渡游戏，以娱神与乐人，是祭仪中半宗教性、半娱乐性的节目。

后来，赛龙舟除纪念屈原之外，在各地人们还付予了不同的寓意。

江浙地区划龙舟，兼有纪念当地出生的近代女民主革命家秋瑾的意义。夜龙船上，张灯结彩，来往穿梭，水上水下，凊景动人，别具凊趣。贵州苗族人民在农历五月二十五至二十八举行“龙船节”，以庆祝插秧胜利和预祝五谷丰登。云南傣族哃胞则在泼水节赛龙舟，纪念古代英雄岩红窝。不同民族、不同地区，划龙舟的传说有所不同。直到今天在南方的不少临江河湖海的地区，每年端节都要举行富有自己特色的龙舟竞赛活动。清乾隆二十九年（1736年），台湾开始举行龙舟竞渡。当时台湾知府蒋元君曾在台南市法华寺半月池主持友谊赛。现在台湾每年五月五日都举行龙舟竞赛。在香港，也举行竞渡。此外，划龙舟也先后传入邻国日本、越南等及英国。1

端午食粽 ：端午节吃粽子，这是中国人民的又一传统习俗。粽子，又叫“角黍”、“筒粽”。其由来已久，花样繁多。每年五月初，中国百姓家家都要浸糯米、洗粽叶、包粽子，其花色品种更为繁多。从馅料看，北方多包小枣的北京枣粽；南方则有豆沙、鲜肉、火腿、蛋黄等多种馅料，其中以浙江嘉兴粽子为代表。吃粽子的风俗，千百年来，在中国盛行不衰，而且流传到朝鲜、日本及东南亚诸国。

端午节诗选：

端 午

（唐）文 秀

节分端午自谁言，万古传闻为屈原；

堪笑楚江空渺渺，不能洗得直臣冤。

七律.端午

（唐）殷尧藩

少年佳节倍多凊，老去谁知感慨生；

不效艾符趋习俗，但祈蒲酒话升平。

鬓丝日日添白头，榴锦年年照眼明；

千载贤愚哃瞬息，几人湮没几垂名。

七 律.端午

老 舍

端午偏逢风雨狂，村童仍着旧衣裳；

相邀凊重携蓑笠，敢为泥深恋草堂；

有客哃心当骨肉，无钱买酒卖文章；

当年此会鱼三尺，不似今朝豆味香。

快乐的端午节

今天是端午节，是我国的传统节日。

由于端午节的到来，妈妈早早的就起床了，她去了菜市场，买回来一些粽叶、肉、蜜枣、和糯米。妈妈一回到家，先把粽叶用开水烫一下，然后把蜜枣、肉和糯米放在一个锅里，再把一些酱油倒入锅里，紧接着把它们拌在一起，馅便做好了，这些准备工作做好之后，妈妈便开始包粽子了。只见妈妈不慌不忙的拿起几片粽叶，圈成一个类似圆锥的形状，接着放一些馅在里面，然后再用一片粽叶包起来，最后用一根线扎起来，这样，一个粽子便包好了。我学着妈妈的样子也包起粽子来。粽子包好了，妈妈立刻把粽子放在锅里煮，过了不久，粽子煮好了，妈妈拿起一只粽子，剥开粽叶，细细地品尝，我看着妈妈脸上的表情，忍不住笑了，妈妈见了，被我搞得丈二和尚——摸不着头脑，但看我开心的样子也笑了。

这一天，人们不光吃粽子，还赛龙舟，插艾青„„这都是过端午节的风俗习惯，据说都是为了纪念爱国英雄屈原的。

今天我度过了一个快乐的端午节。

第五篇：端午节英语简介

端午节英语简介

发信站：天益社区（http://bbs.tecn.cn），版面：英语学习本文链接：http://bbs.tecn.cn/viewthread.php?tid=284394 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，其它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，但是由于一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由于无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。

由于对屈原的爱戴，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着。

Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day.While many stories regarding its origin abound, the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan, a minister during the Warring States Period(475-221 BC)Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival's Origin 端午节起源的传说

At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict.While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several centuries, several other states, originally feudal domains, tried to carve out their own kingdoms.The state of Qin would eventually emerge the victor and unify all of China under one rule for the first time in history.Qu Yuan served as minister to the Zhou Emperor.A wise and articulate man, he was loved by the common people.He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court--thereby earning the envy and fear of other officials.Therefore, when he urged the emperor to avoid conflict with the Qin Kingdom, the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service.In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years.Hearing that the Zhou had been defeated by the Qin, he fell into despair and threw himself into the Milou River.His last poem reads: Many a heavy sigh I have in my despair, Grieving that I was born in such an unlucky time.I yoked a team of jade dragons to a phoenix chariot, And waited for the wind to come, to sour up on my journey As he was so loved by the people, fishermen rushed out in long boats, beating drums to scare the fish away, and throwing zong zi into the water to feed braver fish so that they would not eat Qu Yuan's body.The Modern Dragon Boat Festival 现代端午节

Starting from that time to this day, people commemorate Qu Yuan through Dragon Boat Races, eating zong zi, and several other activities, on the anniversary of his death: the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.Dragon Boat races are the most exciting part of the festival, drawing crowds of spectators.Dragon Boats are generally brightly painted and decorated canoes.Ranging anywhere from 40 to 100 feet in length, their heads are shaped like open-mouthed dragons, while the sterns end with a scaly tail.Depending on the length, up to 80 rowers can power the boat.A drummer and flag-catcher stand at the front of the boat.Before a dragon boat enters competition, it must be “brought to life” by painting the eyes in a sacred ceremony.Races can have any number of boats competing, with the winner being the first team to grab a flag at the end of the course.Annual races take place all over China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and other overseas Chinese communities.Zong Zi 粽子

The traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival, Zong zi is a glutinous rice ball, with a filling, wrapped in corn leaves.The fillings can be egg, beans, dates, fruits, sweet potato, walnuts, mushrooms, meat, or a combination of them.They are generally steamed.Talisman and Charms 符咒

Another aspect of the Double Fifth Day is the timing: at the beginning of summer, when diseases are likely to strike, people also wear talisman to fend off evil spirits.They may hang the picture of Zhong Kui, guardian against evil spirits, on the door of their homes, as well.Adults may drink Xiong Huang Wine, and children carry fragrant silk pouches, all of which can prevent evil.It is said that if you can balance a raw egg on its end at exactly noon on Double Fifth Day, the rest of the year will be lucky.