中国传统文化:端午节 中国传统文化:端午节 TheDragonBoatFestival 端午节 The5thdayofthe5thmonthofthelunaryearisanimportantdayfortheChinesepeople.Thedaycalled“DuanWu”(meaningDayofRightMid-Day)isobservedeverywhereinChina. 每年农历的五月初五,是中国传统的端午节,又称端阳节、重午节、天中节等。 ThisuniqueChinesecelebrationdatesbacktoearliesttimesandanumberoflegendsexplainitsorigins. 过端午的习俗由来已久,大约开始于春秋战国之际。但是关于端午节的始源,却有不同的说法。 ThebestknownstorycentersonapatrioticcourtofficialnamedQuYuan,oftheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriodmorethan2,000yearsago. 而其中流传最广、影响最大的是纪念屈原一说。 Inalastdesperateprotest,hethrewhimselfintotheriveranddrowned. 屈原自感无力挽救楚国的衰亡,于五月五日自沉汨罗江而死。 LaterQuYuan’ssympathizersjumpedintoboats,beatthewaterwiththeiroarsandmadericedumplingswrappedinreed-leaves(zongzi)andscatteredthemintotheMiluoRiverinthehopethatfishintheriverwouldeatthericedumplingsinsteadofthebodyofthedeceasedpoet. 老百姓很同情屈原的遭遇,为了避免屈原的尸体被鱼鳖吞食,便于五月五日这一天划着龙舟在江中驱赶鱼鳖,并将包好的粽子投放江中来喂鱼鳖,以保护屈原的尸体。 本文来源:https://www.wddqw.com/doc/cd00f10c260c844769eae009581b6bd97e19bc14.html