端午节(DragonBoatFestival)英语作文范文

　　DuanwuFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalheldonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthoftheChinesecalendar.ItisalsoknownastheDoubleFifth.Ithassincebeencelebrated,invariousways,inotherpartsofEastAsiaaswell.IntheWest,it'scommonlyknownasDragonBoatFestival.TheexactoriginsofDuanWuareunclear,butonetraditionalviewholdsthatthefestivalmemorializestheChinesepoetQuYuan(c.340BC-278BC)oftheWarringStatesPeriod.HecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariverbecausehewasdisgustedbythecorruptionoftheChugovernment.Thelocalpeople,knowinghimtobeagoodman,decidedtothrowfoodintotherivertofeedthefishsotheywouldnoteatQu'sbody.Theyalsosatonlong,narrowpaddleboatscalleddragonboats,andtriedtoscarethefishawaybythethunderingsoundofdrumsaboardtheboatandthefiercelookingcarveddragonheadontheboat'sprow.IntheearlyyearsoftheChineseRepublic,DuanWuwasalsocelebratedas"Poets'Day,"duetoQuYuan'sstatusasChina'sfirstpoetofpersonalrenown.Today,peopleeatbamboo-wrappedsteamedglutinousricedumplingscalledzongzi(thefoodoriginallyintendedtofeedthefish)andracedragonboatsinmemoryofQu'sdramaticdeath.

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