Dragon Boat Festival
http://news.xinhuanet.com/life/2007-06/12/xinsrc_0020604121502796286547.jpgThe Modern Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon 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 Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons.
Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.
端午节的由来
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，其它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，但是由于一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由于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。 感觉很有必要了解下历史了 支持一下,无论怎么说,屈原也是我老乡啊,更何况他还写了那么多有名的诗句. 历史上的屈原是楚国人,现湖北宜昌.
经典名言: 世人皆醉我独醒 路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索！！ 过个几十个端午节,但确不知道它的由来,今天总算知道了. 要不是那些充满嫉妒的官吏的陷害，我们今天还有端午节嘛？ 传统节日需要清楚 it's not bad for us to know some history I asked a UK colleague if he knows this Festival. The reply is really suprising:
This festival is now respected by UNESCO and part of the World’s cultural heritage.People actually celebrate this in the west now because of the number of Chinese students who come to the UK Universities.Most people do not know the reason but Dragon Boat Racing has now become popular in University towns of England. know it...
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