English words about Dragon Boat Festival

1, Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon Boat Festival

2, Dragon boat race: dragon boat race

3, Sticky rice: glutinous rice

4, Wrapped in a piece of leaf / Wrapped in leaves: Wrapped in the leaf

5. Rice dumpling: Zongzi

6. To commemorate Qu Yuan: In honor of Qu Yuan

7. Hang artemisia leaves: Hang mugwort leaves

8. Drink realgar wine: Drinking Xionghuang wine

9. Expanded Information

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duan Yang Festival, Chong Wu Festival, May Festival, Tian Zhong Festival and so on, is an ancient Chinese traditional festival with a history of more than 2,000 years.

On the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many stories, one of which says that it commemorates Qu Yuan, a poet of the State of Chu during the Warring States period, one of which says that it commemorates Wu Zixu, a general of the State of Wu, one of which says that it commemorates Cao E, a filial daughter of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and one of which says that it is the evolution of a festival for the ancient southern peoples to sacrifice and drive away the pestilence.

The traditional activities of the Dragon Boat Festival are also inextricably linked to these legends, for example, the dragon boat race is to use the dragon boat to disperse the fish, lobsters and crabs in the river, so that they do not eat the body of Qu Yuan; zongzi were not initially used to eat, but put into the river to worship Qu Yuan; hanging Zhong Kui statue and calamus leaves at the door of the house is to drive away the ghosts and evil spirits; and wearing a scented capsule and drinking xionghuang wine has a expulsion of mosquitoes and pests, and prevention of epidemics. The actual role.