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1、高考英语作文：端午节的由来和风俗TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear。Theoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentoffici

2、alnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt。Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverru

3、shedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons。AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival。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，

4、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。DragonBoatraceTraditionsAtthecenterofthisfestivalarethedragonboatraces.Competingteamsdrivetheircolorfuldragonboatsforwardtotherhythmofbeat

5、ingdrums.Theseexcitingraceswereinspiredbythevillager'svaliantattemptstorescueChuYuanfromtheMiLoriver.Thistraditionhasremainedunbrokenforcenturies。TzungTzu...AverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatfestivalistzungtzu.Thistastydishconsistsofricedumplingswithmeat,peanut,eggyolk,orotherfillingswrapp

6、edinbambooleaves.ThetraditionoftzungtzuismeanttoremindusofthevillagefishermenscatteringriceacrossthewateroftheMiLowriverinordertoappeasetheriverdragonssothattheywouldnotdevourChuYuan。AyTasoThetimeofyearoftheDragonBoatFestival,thefifthlunarmoon,hasmoresignificancethanjustthestoryofChuYuan.Ma

7、nyChineseconsiderthistimeofyearanespeciallydangeroustimewhenextraeffortsmustbemadetoprotecttheirfamilyfromillness.Familieswillhangvariousherbs,calledAyTsao,ontheirdoorforprotection.Thedrinkingofrealgarwineisthoughttoremovepoisonsfromthebody.HsiangBaoarea