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1、端午节英文介绍BriefIntroductiontoDragonBoatFestivalOfficially fallingonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,theDragonBoatFestivalisalsoknownasDoubleFifthDay.Whilemanystoriesregardingitsoriginabound,themostpopularandwidelyacceptedversionregardsQuYuan,aministerduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC
2、)LegendoftheDragonBoatFestival'sOriginAttheendoftheZhouDynasty,theareawenowknowasChinahadfallenintoastateoffragmentationandconflict.WhiletheZhoudynastyhadruledforseveralcenturies,severalotherstates,originallyfeudaldomains,triedtocarveouttheirownkingdoms.ThestateofQinwouldeventuallyeme
3、rgethevictorandunifyallofChinaunderoneruleforthefirsttimeinhistory.QuYuanservedasministertotheZhouEmperor.Awiseandarticulateman,hewaslovedbythecommonpeople.Hedidmuchtofightagainsttherampantcorruptionthatplaguedthecourt--therebyearningtheenvyandfearofotherofficials.Therefore,whenheurge
4、dtheemperortoavoidconflictwiththeQinKingdom,theofficialspressuredtheEmperortohavehimremovedfromservice.Inexile,hetraveled,taughtandwroteforseveralyears.HearingthattheZhouhadbeendefeatedbytheQin,hefellintodespairandthrewhimselfintotheMilouRiver.Hislastpoemreads:ManyaheavysighIhaveinmyd
5、espair,GrievingthatIwasborninsuchanunluckytime.Iyokedateamofjadedragonstoaphoenixchariot,Andwaitedforthewindtocome,tosouruponmyjourneyAshewassolovedbythepeople,fishermenrushedoutinlongboats,beatingdrumstoscarethefishaway,andthrowingzongziintothewatertofeedbraverfishsothattheywouldnote
6、atQuYuan'sbody.TheModernDragonBoatFestivalstartedfromthattimetothisday,peoplecommemoratedQuYuanthroughDragonBoatRaces,eatingzongzi,andseveralotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath:thefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.DragonBoatracesarethemostexcitingpartofthefestival,drawingcrowdsofspe
7、ctators.DragonBoatsaregenerallybrightlypaintedanddecoratedcanoes.Ranginganywherefrom40to100feetinlength,theirheadsareshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,whilethesternsendwithascalytail.Dependingonthelength,upto80rowerscanpowertheboat.Adrummerandflag-catcherstandatthefrontoftheboat.Beforeadr
8、agonb
