1、端午節中英文簡介農歷五月初五為端午節，端午節的第一個意義就是紀念歷史上偉大的民族詩人屈原。端午節是我國二千多年的舊習俗，每到這一天，家家戶戶都懸鐘馗像，掛艾葉菖蒲，賽龍舟，吃粽子，飲雄黃酒，游百病，佩香囊，備牲醴。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

2、 Dragon Boat Races, eat ZongZi (dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) and carry a spice bag around with them.端午節特色詞匯：端午節the Dragon Boat Festival驅邪ward off evil粽子zongzi/tsung-tse/rice dumpling祛病ward off disease糯米glutinous rice賽龍舟Dragon boat racing雄黃酒realgar wine香包perfumed

3、medicine bag/sachet端午吃什么？“粽包分兩髻，艾束著危冠。舊俗方儲藥，羸軀亦點丹。 ”端午節不可不吃的美味食物就是tsung-tse（粽子），這種傳統源于汨羅江邊的漁夫，將米丟入江中平息江中的蛟龍，希望它們不要傷害屈原。粽子 tsung- tse ：Glutinous rice （糯米） filledwith meat, nutsor bean paste（豆醬）andwrapped in bambooleaves. It is associatedwithDragonBoatFestivalwithhistoricalmeaning.Thecustom of eatingt

4、sung-tseisalso popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.端午喝什么？“櫻桃桑椹與菖蒲， 更買雄黃酒一壺。 ”端午節嘗試一下雄黃酒吧。端午節這天，人們把雄黃倒入酒中飲用，并把雄黃酒涂在小孩兒的耳、鼻、額頭、手、足等處，希望這樣可以使孩子們不受蛇蟲的傷害。It is a very popular practice to drink this kindof Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at theDragon Boat Festival. Thi

5、s is for protectionfrom evil and disease for the rest of the year.端午玩什么？“鼓聲三下紅旗開，兩龍躍出浮水來。棹影斡波飛萬劍，鼓聲劈浪鳴千雷。”端午節最應景的節目就是賽龍舟。Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part ofthe festival, held all over the country. As thegunisfired,peoplewillsee racersindragon-shapedcanoespullingtheoarsharmoniously and hur

6、riedly, accompanied byrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.端午戴什么？端午節最有特色的飾物就是香包（ sachet）。小孩佩戴香包， 傳說有避邪驅瘟之意。用含有多種香味的藥用植物做成的香包也可以預防疾病。On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need todress their children up witha sachet. Theyfirstsew littlebags with colorfulsilk cloth,then fillthe bags with perfumes

7、or herbalmedicines（草藥） , and finallystring themwithsilk threads. The sachet willbe hungaround the neck or tied to the frontof agarment as an ornament. They are said to beable to ward off evil.端午掛什么？“不效艾符趨習俗，但祈蒲酒話升平。”許多人相信五月是一年中容易引發疾病的危險時節，因此必須有許多防備家人生病的措施。端午節時， 人們會將一種特別的植物-艾草掛在門口，作為保護之用。在門上掛艾葉和菖蒲hang branches of mox