2022端午节的英文演讲稿.docx

2022端午节的英文演讲稿端午节的英文演讲稿1Dragon Boat Festival often known as Tuen Ng Festival or Duan Wu Festival isa traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month of theChinese calendar. It is also known as the Double Fifth.citation needed It hassince been celebrated in various ways in other parts of East Asia as well，mostnotably Korea.The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear but one traditional view holdsthat the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan of the Warring StatesPeriod. He committed suicide by drowning himself in a river because he wasdisgusted by the corruption of the Chu government. The local people knowing himto be a good man decided to throw food into the river to feed the fishes toprevent them from eating Qu's body. They also sat on dragon boats and tried toscare the fishes away by the thundering sound of drums aboard the boat and thefierce looking dragon-head in the front of the boat.端午节的英文演讲稿2Duanwu Festival (端午节) is a traditional Chinese festival held on the fifthday of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the DoubleFifth.citation(引用;引证) needed It has since been celebrated, in various ways, inother parts of East Asia as well. In the West, it's commonly known as DragonBoat Festival.The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear, but one traditional view holdsthat the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan (c. 340 BC-278 BC) ofthe Warring States Period. He committed suicide by drowning himself in a riverbecause he was disgusted by the corruption of the Chu government. The localpeople, knowing him to be a good man, decided to throw food into the river tofeed the fish so they would not eat Qu's body. They also sat on long, narrowpaddle boats called dragon boats, and tried to scare the fish away by thethundering sound of drums aboard the boat and the fierce looking carved dragonhead on the boat's prow(船头).In the early years of the Chinese Republic, Duan Wu was also celebrated as"Poets' Day," due to Qu Yuan's status as China's first poet of personalrenown(名声名望).端午节的英文演讲稿3the dragon boat festival, also called double fifth festival, is celebratedon the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. it is one of the mostimportant chinese festivals, the other two being the autumn moon festival andchinese new year.the origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly governmentofficial named chu yuan. he was a good and respected man, but because of themisdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor'scourt.unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow chu yuan threwhimself into the mi low river. because of their admiration for chu yuan, thelocal people living adjacent to the mi lo river rushed into their boats tosearch for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the riverdragons.端午节的英文演讲稿4The exact origins of Duan Wu are unclear, but one traditionalview holds that the festival memorializes the Chinese poet Qu Yuan (c. 340BC-278 BC) of the Warring States Period. He committed suicide by drowninghimself in a river because he was disgusted by thecorruption of the Chu government. The local people, knowing him to be agood man, decided to throw food into the river to feed the fish so they wouldnot eat Qu's body. They also sat on long, narrow paddle boats called dragonboats, and tried to scare the fish away by the thundering sound of drums aboardthe boat and the fierce looking carved dragon head on the boat's prow.In the early years of the Chinese Republic, Duan Wu was also celebratedasToday, people eat bamboo-wrapped steamed glutinous rice dumplings calledzongzi (the food originally intended to feed the fish) and race dragon boats inmemory of Qu's dramatic death.端午节的英文演讲稿5do you know who is "qu yuan"? what type of "zongzi" do you like most? haveyou ever joined a dragon boat competition? all these are related to the dragonboat festival.do you know the origin of this festival? read the following essay and youwill have a clear picture of the dragon boat festival.the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for thechinese people. the day is called duan wu festival, or dragon boat festival,celebrated everywhere in china.this festival dates back to about 2,000 years ago with a number of legendsexplaining its origin. the best-known story centers on a great patriotic poetnamed qu yuan.the customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of thefamilies would hang the picture of zhong kui (a ghost that can exorcise),calamus and moxa in their houses. people have dragon boat races, eat zong zi(dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) and carry aspice bag around with them.