Chinese festivals cultureAfter the folk worship generally half of the offerings for
Boat Festival 61The Dragon Boat Festival the 5th day of the 5th lunar month has had a h 6161唐文秀61616161.61端午节为每年龙历五月初五又称端
阳节、龙舟节、女儿节、午日节、五月节、艾节、端五、重五、夏节、
天中节、浴兰节、屈原日、诗人节等。

与春节、清明节、中秋节并称为
中国汉族的四大传统节日。

61端午节的来源有多种多样但最被人们接
受的是端午节是用来纪念著名爱国诗人屈原的。

据说屈原于五月初五自
投汨罗江死后为蛟龙所困世人哀之每于此日投五色丝粽子于水中以驱蛟
龙。

端午节包粽子的习俗由此而来。

1.吃粽子
Zongzi as the traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival is a pyramid-
shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves to give it a 饮雄黄酒61Realgar wine雄黄酒
61It is a very popular practice to drink this kind ofChinese liquor seasoned with realgar a 佩饰
61On Dragon Boat Festival parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume p shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly accompanied by rapid drums s religious semi-entertaining program from theWarring States Period 475-
221 BC. 61A typical dragon boat ranges from 50-
100 feet in length with a beam of about 5.5 feet accommodating two paddlers seated side b 采药这是最古老的端午节俗之一。

如湖北监利于端午“采百草”亦采药草
之俗。

采药是因端午前后草药茎叶成熟药性好才于此日形成此俗。

61
沐兰汤。

端午日洗浴兰汤是《大戴礼》记载的古俗。

当时的兰不是现在
的兰花而是菊科的佩兰有香气可煎水沐浴。

61采茶、制凉茶。

北方一
些地区喜于端午采嫩树叶、野菜叶蒸晾制成茶叶。

广东潮州一带人们去
郊外山野采草药熬凉茶喝。

这对健康也有好处。

61挂花草。

在端午设
置种种可驱邪的花草。