高考英语作文：端午节的由来和风俗
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高考英语作文：端午节的由来和风俗 The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, iscelebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. Itis one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being theAutumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year。 The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarlygovernment official namedChu Yuan. Hewas agood and respectedman, butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorin the emperor's court。 Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuanthrew himself into theMi Low river.Because of theiradmiration for ChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appeasethe river dragons。 Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are stillcommemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival。 端午节的由来 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，其他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，但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。 由於对屈原的爱戴，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著。 Dragon Boat race TraditionsAtthecenterofthisfestival arethedragonboatraces.Competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to the rhythmof beating drums. These 1 / 3 exciting races were inspired by the villager'svaliant attempts to rescueChu Yuan fromthe Mi Loriver. This traditionhas remained unbroken for centuries。 Tzung Tzu ... AverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatfestivalistzungtzu.Thistastydishconsistsofricedumplingswithmeat,peanut,eggyolk,orotherfillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The tradition of tzung tzu is meantto remind us of the village fishermen scattering rice across the waterof the Mi Low river in order to appease the river dragons so that theywould not devour Chu Yuan。 Ay Taso The time of year of the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth lunar moon,has more significance than just the story of Chu Yuan. Many Chineseconsiderthistimeofyearanespeciallydangeroustimewhenextraeffortsmust be made to protect their family from illness. Families will hangvariousherbs,calledAyTsao,ontheirdoorforprotection.Thedrinkingof realgar wine is thought to remove poisons from the body. Hsiang Baoare also worn. These sachets contain various fragrant medicinal herbsthought to protect the wearer from illness。 风俗习惯 端午节最重要的活动是龙舟竞赛，比赛的队伍在热烈的鼓声中划著他们多彩的龙舟前进。这项活动的灵感是来自於当时汨罗江畔的居民，在江中划船救屈原，而这个传统也一直保持了数个世纪。 在端午节时受欢迎的食物就是粽子，粽子是以米包著肉、花生、蛋黄及其他材料，再以竹叶包裹。而粽子的传统则来由於汨罗江边的渔夫，将米丢入江中平息江中的蛟龙，希望他们不要将屈原吃掉。 农历的五月，也就是端午节的这个时节，对中国人而言，除了屈原的故事还有许多其他重要的意义。许多中国人相信五月是一年中容易引发疾病的危险时节，因此必须有许多防备家人生病的措施。许多家庭会将一种特别的植物-艾 2 / 3 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/90c42431bb0d4a7302768e9951e79b89680268a0.html