端午节英语作文.docx

端午节英语作文.docx端午节英语作文
The Dragon Boat Festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar( 阴历 ). It is) and honest man, the people who lived in the area jumped into their boats and rushed out in a vain search for him. This unsuccessful rescue attempt is a part of what the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates every year.
Probably the most exciting and interesting aspect of the festival is the racing of the Dragon Boats. These races not only symbolize the people's attempt to save Chu Yuan, they also demonstrate the Chinese virtues(美德 ) of cooperation and teamwork.
Another activity of the Festival is the making and eating of a kind of dumpling called Tzungtzu ( 粽子 ). When it became known that Chu Yuan was gone forever, the people, living along the river, threw
cooked rice into the water as a sacrifice( 祭品 ) to their dead hero. They wrapped( 包) rice in bamboo leaves(粽叶 ), and stuffed( 填满 ) it with ham, beans, bean paste( 豆沙 ), salted egg yokes, sausages, nuts, and/or vegetables.
To the Chinese the fifth lunar moon is more than just the Dragon
Boat Festival. Since antiquity(古代 ), they have believed that this month
is a pestilential and danger-fraught(
瘟疫的及充满危险的
) period.
Children born in this month are said to be difficult to raise(
抚养 ), and
people tend to concentrate their efforts during this time attempting
to protect their f