The Dragon Boat Festival

端午节

The Dragon Boat Festival, also named "Chongwu Festival" or "Daughter's Festival", takes place in May 5 in the lunar calendar.

每年农历五月初五是端午节（龙舟节），又称为“重五节”或“女儿节”。

It is a folk festival widely passed down with a history of over two thousand years, and one of the most important festivals as well.

这个传统节日已经在民间广泛传承了2000多年，也是最重要的节日之一。

There are various celebrating activities on the day of Dragon Boat Festival, among which eating rice dumplings (zongzi, the steamed glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves) and dragon boat race are important customs.

在端午节这一天，有各种庆祝活动。其中，吃粽子和赛龙舟是最重要的习俗。粽子是将糯米包在竹叶中蒸制而成的。

There are many legends on the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival.

关于端午节的来源有很多传说。

Some people say it is to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan, while some people think it is to memorialize Wu Zixu, a famous official in the Warring States Period, still there are some others regarding May 5 in the lunar calendar as the date when the Wuyue people held a memorial totem ceremony in ancient times.

有人说是为了纪念屈原，另有人说是为了纪念伍子胥。伍子胥是战国时期的一位著名官员。还有人说五月初五这一天是古代吴越国百姓举行祭祀仪式的日子。

However, the legend on Qu Yuan is the most widely spread. People praise highly the lofty sentiment and outstanding talent toward this patriotic poet and take more pity on the finale that he drowned himself in a river. In the mind of most Chinese people, the conventions of eating rice dumplings and Dragon Boat Race in the Festival are all closely related to the commemoration of Qu Yuan.

不过，关于屈原的传说是最广泛流传的。

人们高度赞扬这位爱国诗人对祖国的忠诚和杰出的才能，并且同情他溺江而亡的悲惨命运。

在中国人的心中，吃粽子和赛龙舟与纪念屈原的关系最为密切。

Besides, there are also different conventions like drinking realgar wine and wearing sachet。

另外，还有一些传统，比如饮雄黄酒和佩戴香包。