端午节英语日记

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XX年06月04日星期六天气：晴

dragonboatfestival,oftenknownastuenngfestivalorduanwufestival,isatraditionalchinesefestivalheldonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthechinesecalendar.itisalsoknownasthedoublefifth.[citationneeded]ithassincebeencelebrated,invariousways,inotherpartsofeastasiaaswell,mostnotablykorea.

theexactoriginsofduanwuareunclear,butoraditionalviewholdsthatthefestivalmemorializesthechinesepoetquyuanofthewarringstatesperiod.hemittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariverbecausehewasdisgustedbythecorruptionofthechugovernmentthelocalpeople,knowinghimtobeagoodman,decidedtothrowfoodintotherivertofeedthefishestopreventthemfromeatingqu'sbody.theyalsosatondragonboats,andtriedtoscarethefishesawaybythethunderingsoundofdrumsaboardtheboatandthefiercelookingdragon-headinthefrontoftheboat.

intheearlyyearsofthechineserepublic,duanwuwasalsocelebratedas"poets'day",duetoquyuan'sstatusaschina'sfirstpoetofpersonalrenown.

today,peopleeatzongzi(thefoodoriginallyintendedtofeedthefishes)andracedragonboatsinmemoryofqu'sdramaticdeath.