端午节英语作文：我家乡的端午节

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legendofthedragonboatfestival'sorigin

attheendofthezhoudynasty,theareawenowknowaschinahadfallenintoastateoffragmentationandconflict.whilethezhoudynastyhadruledforseveralcenturies,severalotherstates,originallyfeudaldomains,triedtocarveouttheirownkingdoms.thestateofqinwouldeventuallyemergethevictorandunifyallofchinaunderoneruleforthefirsttimeinhistory.

quyuanservedasministertothezhouemperor.awiseandarticulateman,hewaslovedbythemonpeople.hedidmuchtofightagainsttherampantcorruptionthatplaguedthecourt--therebyearningtheenvyandfearofotherofficials.therefore,whenheurgedtheemperortoavoidconflictwiththeqinkingdom,theofficialspressuredtheemperortohavehimremovedfromservice.inexile,hetraveled,taughtandwroteforseveralyears.hearingthatthezhouhadbeendefeatedbytheqin,hefellintodespairandthrewhimselfintothemilouriver.hislastpoemreads:

manyaheavysighihaveinmydespair,grievingthatiwasborninsuchanunluckytime.iyokedateamofjadedragonstoaphoenixchariot,andwaitedforthewindtoe,tosouruponmyjourney

ashewassolovedbythepeople,fishermenrushedoutinlongboats,beatingdrumstoscarethefishaway,andthrowingzongziintothewatertofeedbraverfishsothattheywouldnoteatquyuan'sbody.

themoderndragonboatfestivalstartedfromthattimetothisday,peoplememoratedquyuanthroughdragonboatraces,eatingzongzi,andseveralotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath:thefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.

dragonboatracesarethemostexcitingpartofthefestival,drawingcrowdsofspectators.dragonboatsaregenerallybrightlypaintedanddecoratedcanoes.ranginganywherefrom40to100feetinlength,theirheadsareshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,whilethesternsendwithascalytail.dependingonthelength,upto80rowerscanpowertheboat.adrummerandflag-catcherstandatthefrontoftheboat.beforeadragonboatenterspetition,itmustbebroughttolifebypaintingtheeyesinasacredceremony.racescanhaveanynumberofboatspeting,withthewinnerbeingthefirstteamtograbaflagattheendofthecourse.annualracestakeplacealloverchina,hongkong,macao,taiwan,andotheroverseaschinesemunities.