有关端午节的英语作文

　　DuanwuFestival(端午节,DuānwūJié)isatraditionalChinesefestivalheldonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthoftheChinesecalendar.ItisalsoknownastheDoubleFifth.[citation(引用;引证)needed]Ithassincebeencelebrated,invariousways,inotherpartsofEastAsiaaswell.IntheWest,it'scommonlyknownasDragonBoatFestival.

　　TheexactoriginsofDuanWuareunclear,butonetraditionalviewholdsthatthefestivalmemorializestheChinesepoetQuYuan(c.340BC-278BC)oftheWarringStatesPeriod.HecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariverbecausehewasdisgustedbythecorruptionoftheChugovernment.Thelocalpeople,knowinghimtobeagoodman,decidedtothrowfoodintotherivertofeedthefishsotheywouldnoteatQu'sbody.Theyalsosatonlong,narrowpaddleboatscalleddragonboats,andtriedtoscarethefishawaybythethunderingsoundofdrumsaboardtheboatandthefiercelookingcarveddragonheadontheboat'sprow(船头).

　　IntheearlyyearsoftheChineseRepublic,DuanWuwasalsocelebratedas"Poets'Day,"duetoQuYuan'sstatusasChina'sfirstpoetofpersonalrenown(名声名望).

　　Today,peopleeatbamboo-wrappedsteamedglutinous(粘的)ricedumplingscalledzongzi(thefoodoriginallyintendedtofeedthefish)andracedragonboatsinmemoryofQu'sdramaticdeath.

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　　Someholidaysaresomuchfunthattheycatchonoutsideoftheirculture.ThemostobviousexampleisprobablyChristmas,whichiscelebratedaroundtheworldbypeoplewhoaren'tevenChristian.Similarly,inrecentyears,theDragonBoatFestivalhasmovedbeyondChinatobecomeaninternationalholidaycelebratedbypeoplewhomayknowlittleabouttheholiday'sorigins.

　　有些节日实在是很有趣,所以在本土文化以外的地方也很受欢迎.最明显的例子可能就是圣诞节,世界各地的人都会庆祝圣诞节,即使是非基督徒.同样,最近几年端午节已经不局限于中国,成为国际性节日,而庆祝的人可能对节日的由来并不太了解.

　　TheDragonBoatFestivalisoneofthreemajorChineseholidays,alongwiththeSpringandMoonFestivals.Ofthethree,itispossiblytheoldest,datingbacktotheWarringStatesPeriodin227B.C.ThefestivalcommemoratesQuYuan,aministerintheserviceoftheChuEmperor.Despairingovercorruptionatcourt,Quthrewhimselfintoariver.Townspeoplejumpedintotheirboatsandtriedinvaintosavehim.Then,hopingtodistracthungryfishfromhisbody,thepeoplescatteredriceonthewater.

　　端午节与春节和中秋节并列为中国三大节日.这三个节日中,它可能是最古老的一个,可以追溯到公元前227年的战国时代.这个节日是为了纪念楚国的大夫屈原,他因为对朝廷的贪污腐败感到绝望而投河自尽.镇上的人纷纷冲上船去救他,却没有成功.后来大家把米撒到水里,希望把饥饿的鱼群从他的躯体边引开.

　　Overtheyears,thestoryofQu'sdemisetransformedintothetraditionsofracingdragonboatsandeatingzongzi–akindofricewrappedinbambooleaves.Theraceshavecertainlycapturedtheimaginationofpeoplefromallovertheworld.Everyspringtherearenearly60dragonboatracesheldoutsideofChinaincitiesfromVancouvertoSydney,fromGdańsk,PolandtoCapeTown,SouthAfrica.Canadaalonehasnearly50dragonboatteamsandGermanyhasnearly30.

　　多年以后,屈原逝世的故事逐渐演变成赛龙舟和吃粽子(一种包在竹叶中的米食)的传统.这些竞赛显然激起了世界各地人们的想像,每年春天有将近60场龙舟赛在中国境外的城市举办,从温哥华到悉尼,从波兰的格但斯克到南非的开普敦.单单字加拿大就有将近50支龙舟队伍,德国则有近30个.

　　SowhatisitabouttheDragonBoatFestivalthatappealstoforeigners?“It'sanunusualsport,”saysoneracerfromGermany.“It'snotlikeeverybody'sdoingit.That'soneofthereasonsthatthere'ssuchgreatteamspiritinadragonboatteam–everybodyfeelslikewe'redoingsomethingspecial.”