用英文介绍端午节习俗

1、Eating zongzi 吃粽子 Zongzi are pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. This traditional food is popular during the Dragon Boat Festival.粽子是用糯米做成的金字塔形的饺子，里面填有不同的馅，包在竹叶或芦苇叶里。这种传统食物在端午节期间很受欢迎。

2、Drinking realgar wine 饮雄黄酒Realgar wine is Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar. It is a custom to drink the wine during the Dragon Boat Festival.雄黄酒是用雄黄调味的中国酒。端午节喝酒是一种习俗。

3、Dragon boat racing 赛龙舟Dragon boat racing is a traditional pastime where crews of 22 seated in long, dragon-shaped boats race lengths of up to 2000m. The Races are an indispensable part of the Dragon Boat Festival and are held all over China.龙舟赛是一种传统的娱乐活动，22名船员坐在龙舟上，比赛长度可达2000米。龙舟赛是端午节不可或缺的一部分，在中国各地举行。

4、Wearing a sachet 佩香囊During Dragon Boat Festival, parents typically dress their children up with a sachet. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk thread. The sachet, which is said to be able to ward off evil, is usually hung around the child's neck or tied to the front of his or her garment as an ornament.在端午节期间，父母通常给孩子穿上香包。他们先用彩色丝布缝制小袋子，然后在袋子里装满香水或草药，最后用丝线把它们串起来。据说可以驱邪的香囊通常挂在孩子的脖子上，或系在他或她的衣服前面作为装饰。

5、Tying five colored rings 系五彩线Tying five brightly-colored decorative rings around children's wrists, ankles and necks during the Dragon Boat Festival is said to help the child ward off pests.据说在端午节期间，在孩子的手腕、脚踝和脖子上系上五个色彩鲜艳的装饰环有助于孩子抵御害虫。

The Dragon Boat Festival， also called the Duanwu Festival， is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. This festival is to commemorate the death of QU Yuan， an upright and honest poet and statesman who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.　　The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon Boat races. It symbolizes people‘s attempts to rescue Qu Yuan. In the current period， these races also demonstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork.　　Besides， the festival has also been marked by eating zong zi （glutinous rice）。 Zong zi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. People who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong zi into the river to feed his ghost every year.　　With the changes of the times， the memorial turns to be a time for protection from evil and disease for the rest of year. People will hang healthy herbs on the front door to clear the bad luck of the house. Although the significance of the festival might be different with the past， it still gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.