All We Know About Dragon Boat Festival关于端午节那些事儿

端午节是首个入选《人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录》的中国传统节日。端午节作为中华民族重要的传统节日之一，传承至今已有上千年历史。全国各地也有着不同的端午习俗。下面我们来看看端午节主要有哪些习俗吧！

Dragon Boat Festival （Duanwu Festival） is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar（农历的） month every year. It is one of the most important traditional（传统的） festivals in China.

There are many different legends about the festival， but the most famous one is about Qu Yuan， a patriotic（爱国的） poet in ancient China.

A Rice Dumpling， or simply Zongzi， is a kind of food made with sticky rice（糯米） and is wrapped（包裹） with reed（芦苇） or bamboo（竹） leaves. It has different shapes and fillings（馅料）. In the northern part of China， people use red jujube（枣） as fillings. In the southern part of China， people use beans， fresh meat， or egg yolk（蛋黄） as fillings.

Dragon boats look like Chinese dragons. A team of people row a dragon boat together. At the front of the boat， one team member beats a drum to encourage（鼓励） his teammates（队友）. It is said that the winning（获胜的） team will bring luck and happiness to the people of their village.

During the holiday， children will wear five-colour silk threads on their wrists or ankles. It is said that five-colour silk threads can drive away（赶走） evil spirits（恶魔） and protect children from diseases.

判断对错。

（ ）1. Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of May.

（ ）2. In the northern part of China， people like to use red

jujube as the fillings of Zongzi.

（ ）3. There is only one legend about Dragon Boat Festival.

（ ）4. A dragon boat looks like a Chinese dragon.

端午节是在每年的农历五月初五。它是中国最重要的传统节日之一。

端午节的传说

关于端午节的传说有很多。最著名的一个传说是和屈原——中国古代的一位爱国诗人有关的。

端午节的习俗

吃粽子

粽子是一種用糯米制作，用芦苇叶或竹叶包裹着的食物。它有着不同的形状和馅料。在中国北方，人们用红枣作为粽子的馅料。在中国南方，人们用豆子、鲜肉或蛋黄作为馅料。

赛龙舟

龙舟看起来就像中国神龙。一组人一起划龙舟。在龙舟前端，一位队员会击鼓给队友们鼓舞士气。据说获胜的那一组会给他们的村子带来好运和福气。

系五色线

在端午节，孩子们会在他们的手腕或脚踝上系上五色线。据说五色线可以驱邪，保护孩子们免受疾病侵扰。