中英双语话中国民风民俗 第65期:端午节起源

The Origin of the Dragon Boat FestivAl

端午节起源

Quyuan's poem “Li Sao” written about his own life and other important ones are all filled with his deep love for his country. At last,however,he wasso discouraged that he had to end his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It is said that the people rushed out in their boats to try to save him when they heard the terrible news, but it was too late. Also,they were so sad that they threw rice in the water to feed Qu Yuan's spirit, so now we can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named “zong-zi”for us to entertain friends, especially children, during the Dragon- Boat Festival.

屈原的诗“离骚”写的是他自己的生活和最重要的是充满了他对国家的热爱。最后，然而，他是如此的沮丧，因此他投入汨罗江，以结束自己的生命。据说，当人们听到这个可怕的消息时，他们争相划他们的船只，试图挽救他，但为时已晚。此外，他们很伤心，他们在水中扔大米喂屈原精神，所以现在我们可以看到龙舟比赛，并用一种名为“宗子”的食物招待朋友，尤其是儿童在端午节期间的零食。