2023-2024学年高中英语社团第九讲 端午节 讲义

英语社团第九讲 ------- 端午节Dragon Boat Festival 端午节的起源（origin） The Dragon Boat Festival , also called Double Fifth Festival , is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar . It is one of the most important Chinese festivals , the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year . The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan . He was a good and respected man , but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor ' s court . Unable to regain the respect of the emperor , in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low River . Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan , the local people living adjacent to the Mi Low River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons . The Dragon Boat Festival , also called Double Fifth Festival , is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar . It is one of the most important Chinese festivals , the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year . The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan . He was a good and respected man , but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor ' s court . Unable to regain the respect of the emperor , in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low River . Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan , the local people living adjacent to the Mi Low River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons . 端午节，又称为五五节，因为端午节是在农历的五月五日，是三个重要的中国节庆之一，其他两个分别是中秋节和农历新年。 这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原，他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏，但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。 由于对屈原的爱戴，汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原，并且将米丢入汨罗江中，以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原，但是他们的行为，直到今天在端午节的时候，仍然被人们传颂纪念着。| 端午节的英文通常为Dragon Boat Festival，不过对于用龙舟来代表端午节，以及用