英语专业四级作文范文

英语专业四级作文范文 　　xx年英语专四题目：端午节 　　The Dragon Boat Festival 　　The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Du

英语专业四级作文范文 xx年英语专四题目：端午节 The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month aording to the Chinese calendar. This festival is to memorate the death of QU Yuan, an upright and honest poet and statesman who is said to have mitted suicide by drowning himself in ariver. The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon Boat races. It symbolizes people's attempts to rescue Qu Yuan. In the current period, these races also demonstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork. Besides, the festival has also been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice). Zong zi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. People who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong zi into the river to feed his ghost every year. With the changes of the times, the memorial turns to be atime for protection from evil and disease for the rest of year. People will hang healthy herbs on the front door to clear the bad luck of the house. Although the significance of the festival might be different with the past, it still gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse apart of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.