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。

端午節的由來

端午節，又稱為五五節，因為端午節是在農曆的五月五日，是三個重要的中國節慶之一，其他兩個分別是中秋節和農曆新年。

這個節日的由來是古代中國有一位博學多聞的官吏屈原，他是一位愛民而且又受到尊崇的官吏，但是由於一位充滿嫉妒的官吏陷害，從此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於無法獲得皇帝的重視，屈原在憂鬱的情況下投汨羅江自盡。

由於對屈原的愛戴，汨羅江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江內尋找屈原，並且將米丟入汨羅江中，以平息汨羅江中的蛟龍。即使他們當時並沒有找到屈原，但是他們的行為，直到今天在端午節的時候，仍然被人們傳頌紀念著。

端午節的英文介紹

The Dragon Boat Festival originated in China. It was originally a festival for Chinese people to get rid of diseases and epidemic prevention. Later it was rumored that the patriotic poet Qu Yuan cast his martyrdom on this day. This day also became a traditional festival for Chinese Han people to commemorate Qu Yuan.The content of the festival activities is centered around the talented and independent Chu State doctor Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan"s deeds have spread to all parts of China, and Qu Yuan"s celebrities are well known.However, some regions also commemorated Wu Zixu, Cao E, etc. said that the Wuyue land was held on this day with a dragon boat race, and the custom of tribal totem sacrifices was much earlier than spring and autumn.During the Dragon Boat Festival, there are customs of eating dumplings, dragon boat racing, hanging calamus, wormwood, wormwood, Xanthium, Angelica, drinking realgar wine.China"s "Dragon Boat Festival" was included in the national statutory holidays in 2008, and was included in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009.

端午節起源於中國，最初是中國民眾祛病防疫的節日，後來傳說愛國詩人屈原在這一天投江殉國，這一天同時也成了中國漢族人民紀念屈原的傳統節日。節日活動內容圍繞才華橫溢、遺世獨立的楚國大夫屈原而展開，屈原的事蹟傳播至華夏各地，屈原之名人盡皆知。但部分地區也有紀念伍子胥、曹娥等說，吳越之地以龍舟競渡在此日舉行，部落圖騰祭祀的習俗更是早於春秋很久。端午節有吃粽子，賽龍舟，掛菖蒲、蒿草、艾葉，薰蒼朮、白芷，喝雄黃酒的習俗。中國“端午節”2008年被列入國家法定節假日，2009年被列入世界非物質文化遺產名錄。