1、英文端午節的由來(DragonBoatFestival)
TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.
TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperorscourt.
Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons.
AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival.
2、中文
端午節的由來
端午節,又稱為五五節,因為端午節是在農歷的五月五日,是三個重要的中國節慶之壹,其它兩個分別是中秋節和農歷新年。
這個節日的由來是古代中國有壹位博學多聞的官吏屈原,他是壹位愛民而且又受到尊崇的官吏,但是由於壹位充滿嫉妒的官吏陷害,從此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於無法獲得皇帝的重視,屈原在憂郁的情況下投汨羅江自盡。
由於對屈原的愛戴,汨羅江畔的居民匆忙的劃船在江內尋找屈原,並且將米丟入汨羅江中,以平息汨羅江中的蛟龍。即使他們當時並沒有找到屈原,但是他們的行為,直到今天在端午節的時候,仍然被人們傳頌紀念著。