节日英语作文：中国的端午节

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　　The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar (阴历)holiday, occurring (存正)on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (农历史五月第五天)

　　The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant (有意义的)holiday celebrated (庆祝)in China, and the one with the longest history (历史最悠久). The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races (龙舟赛) in the shape of dragons. Competing teams (竞争团队) row their boats forward to a drumbeat (击古)racing to reach the finish end first.

　　The boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs (传统习俗)to attempts to (试图)rescue (搭救) the patriotic poet (爱国诗人)Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan drowned (溺死) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. Chinese citizens now throw bamboo leaves (竹叶) filled with cooked rice into the water. Therefore the fish could eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating tzungtzu and rice dumplings(棕子).

　　The celebration's is a time for protection (防护) from evil (邪恶) and disease (疾病) for the rest of the year. It is done so by different practices such as hanging healthy herbs on the front door, drinking nutritious concoctions (营养品), and displaying (展示) portraits (画像) of evil's nemesis(邪恶报应), Chung Kuei. If one manages to (成功做...) stand (直立)an egg on it's end at exactly 12:00 noon, the following year will be a lucky one.

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　　端午节是农历节日，发生在第五月第五日

　　中国的端午节是一个重大的节日在中国，也是历史最悠久的(历史最悠久)。龙舟节是庆祝龙舟赛。参赛队划着龙舟朝着鼓声最快到达终点。

　　在端午节龙舟赛的传统习俗试图救援爱国诗人楚元。楚元被淹死了在第五个太阴月的第五天，在公元前277年，中国公民现在把竹叶充满米饭入水。因此，鱼可以吃大米，而不是英雄诗人。这后来就变成了习惯吃粽子。

　　庆祝的是一个时间的保护恶和疾病在今年余下的时间。它是通过不同的'做法，如悬挂健康草药在前门，喝有营养的混合物，显示肖像邪恶的克星，Chung Kuei。如果一个成功站在它的结束，正是中午12:00鸡蛋，接下来的一年将是一个幸运的人。