guānyú duānwǔjié de xísú 关于端午节的习俗

guānyú duānwǔjié de xísú：

关于端午节的习俗About the Dragon Boat Festival  Custom：

1、xuánguà zhōngkuíxiàng

     悬挂钟馗像Hanging Pictures of ZhongKui  

2、guà àicǎo、chāngpú

       挂艾草、菖蒲Hanging Calamus and Moxa

前门挂菖蒲和艾草(东方植物)，这也是为了避邪。Hang Calamus and Moxa (oriental plants) on the front door. This is also to ward off evil.

3、sài lóngzhōu

       赛龙舟The Dragon Boat Race

端午节最主要的活动就是赛龙舟。The main event of the Dragon Boat  Festival is the Dragon Boat Race.

4、chī zòngzi

        吃粽子The Culture of Zongzi

屈原于公元前277年农历五月初五溺亡。自古以来，中国人就在这一天把用竹叶或芦苇叶包裹的糯米团扔进水里。因此鱼会吃米饭而不是英雄诗人。这后来就变成了吃粽子的习俗。 QuYuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 BC. Since ancient times, Chinese people threw glutinous rice balls wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves into the water on the day. Therefore the fish would eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating Zong Zi.

5、xiāngnáng

      香囊Sachet  

端午节最有特色的饰物就是香包。小孩佩戴香包，传说有避邪驱瘟之意。用含有多种香味的药用植物做成的香包也可以预防疾病。

(Sachets are the most distinctive decorations on the Dragon Boat Festival. Children wear sachet, which is said to ward off evil spirits and plague. Sachets made from various fragrant medicinal plants can also prevent diseases.)

6、xiónghuángjiǔ

      雄黄酒Realgar wine

在端午节喝这种用雄黄调味的中国酒是一种非常流行的做法。这是为了在一年的剩余时间里远离邪恶和疾病。It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.

总之，所有这些在端午节的活动都是为了保护自己免受邪恶和纪念诗人屈原。In one word, all these activities of Dragon Boat festival are to protect themselves from evil and honor the poet QuYuan。