Dragon Boat Festival端午节的英文介绍

薇Dragon Boat Festival袇Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month,

DragonBoatFestival 薇 iscelebratedonthefifthday DragonBoatFestival 袇 ofthefifthlunarmonth,andtogetherwithChinese NewYearandMid-AutumnFestivalformsoneof thethreemajorChineseholidays.Sincethe summerisatimewhendiseasesmosteasily spread,DragonBoatFestivalbeganasanoccasion fordrivingoffevilspiritsandpestilenceandfor findingpeaceinone’slife.Thefestivalwaslater enrichedbythelegendofthepatriotChuYuan. DragonBoatFestivalishighlightedbythedragon 羅 boatraces,inwhichcompetingteamsdrivetheir boatsforwardrowingtotherhythmofpounding drums.Thislivelyandcolorfultraditionhas continuedunbrokenforcenturiestothepresentday. Thefestival’ssignificanceasatimeforwardingoff 薁 evilanddiseaseissymbolizedbyanumberof customarypracticessuchashangingcalamusand