Dragon Boat Festival （Double Fifth Festival）
端午节
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The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Solar calendar. 端午节（农历五月初五）是中国古老的传统节日，始于春秋战国时期，至 今已有2000多年历史。通常在阳历的六月份。
胜，越国大败，越王勾践请和，夫差许之。子胥建议，应彻底消灭越国，夫差不
听，吴国大宰，受越国贿赂，谗言陷害子胥，夫差信之，赐子胥宝剑，子胥以此
死。子胥本为忠良，视死如归，在死前对邻舍人说：“我死后，将我眼睛挖出悬
挂在吴京之东门上，以看越国军队入城灭吴”，便自刎而死，夫差闻言大怒，令
取子胥之尸体装在皮革里于五月五日投入大江，因此相传端午节亦为纪念伍子胥
Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage
在中国,不同的地方有不同的民间端午节传说故事和过节的庆祝方式,但以下几种大家最熟 悉
一． Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui大门上挂钟馗像 二． Hanging Calamus and Moxa 大门上挂菖蒲和艾叶草 三． Dragon Boat Race划龙舟比赛 四． The Culture of Zongzi吃棕子 五． Spice Bag作香袋 六． Realgar Wine喝雄黄酒
In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years. Hearing that the Chu had been defeated by the Qin, he fell into despair and threw himself into the Milou River on the fifth day of the fifth month. People were sad over the patriotic poet's death. They tossed rice and meat into the river to feed the fish, which would protect Qu's body. 在他流放的几年期间,他游说国家和人民抗秦. 当他听说 楚国被秦灭后非常绝望,即在农历5月初5投汩罗河自尽.人 们很悲伤,于是向河里抗食物喂鱼,以避免屈原的尸体被鱼 吃掉
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孝女曹娥之墓，在今浙江绍兴，后传曹娥碑为晋王义所书。后人为纪念曹娥
的孝节，在曹娥投江之处兴建曹娥庙，她所居住的村镇改名为曹娥镇，曹娥殉父
之处定名为曹娥江。
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? The customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would do like that.
时至今日，端午节在中国人民中仍是一个十分盛行的隆重
节日。国家非常重视非物质文化遗产的保护，2006年5月20日， 该民俗经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。
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The origins of Dragon Boat Festival 端午节的起源
Qu Yuan, a famous poet, served as minister to the Chu Emperor. A wise and articulate man, he was loved by the common people. He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court-- thereby earning the envy and fear of other officials. Therefore, when he urged the emperor to avoid conflict with the Qin Kingdom, the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service. 屈原,我国战国时代的伟大诗人,曾在战国时任左徒和三闾 大夫等官职.是一位很人们很爱戴的明智且善辩的人！他 对当时的贪官污吏等朝庭不满,所以遭到同列的排挤;因为 他举张联齐抗秦,所以被楚怀王驱逐流放
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Other legends
? 源于纪念伍子胥
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端午节的第二个传说，在江浙一带流传很广，是纪念春秋时期（公元前 770--
前476年）的伍子胥。伍子胥名员，楚国人，父兄均为楚王所杀，后来子胥弃暗投
明，奔向吴国，助吴伐楚，五战而入楚都郢城。当时楚平王已死，子胥掘墓鞭尸
三百，以报杀父兄之仇。吴王阖庐死后，其子夫差继位，吴军士气高昂，百战百
之日。
? 源于纪念孝女曹娥
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端午节的第三个传说，是为纪念东汉（公元 23--220年）孝女曹娥救父投江。
曹娥是东汉上虞人，父亲溺于江中，数日不见尸体，当时孝女曹娥年仅十四岁，
昼夜沿江号哭。过了十七天，在五月五日也投江，五日后抱出父尸。就此传为神
话，继而相传至县府知事，令度尚为之立碑，让他的弟子邯郸淳作诔辞颂扬。