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1、端午節(jié)的由來　　TheDragonBoatFestival,the5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth，hashadahistoryofmorethan2，000years.ItisusuallyinJuneintheGregoriancalendar.　　Therearemanylegendsabouttheevolutionofthefestival，themostpopularofwhichisincommemorationofQuYuan（340-278BC）.QuYuanwasministerof

2、theStateofChuandoneofChina’searliestpoets.InfaceofgreatpressurefromthepowerfulQinState，headvocatedenrichingthecountryandstrengtheningitsmilitaryforcessoastofightagainsttheQinState.However，hewasopposedbyaristocratsheadedbyZiLan，andlaterdeposedandexiledbyKingHuai.

3、　　Inhisexileddays，hestillcaredmuchforhiscountryandpeopleandcomposedimmortalpoemsincludingLiSao(TheLament)，TianWen(HeavenlyQuestions)andJiuGe(NineSongs)，whichhadfar-reachinginfluences.In278BC，heheardthenewsthatQintroopshadfinallyconqueredChu’scapital，sohefinished

4、hislastpieceHuaiSha(EmbracingSand)andplungedhimselfintotheMiluoRiver，claspinghisarmstoalargestone.Thedayhappenedtobethe5thofthe5thmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.4　　Afterhisdeath，thepeopleofChucrowdedtothebankoftherivertopaytheirrespectstohim.Thefishermensailedth

5、eirboatsupanddowntherivertolookforhisbody.Peoplethrewzongziandeggsintothewatertodivertpossiblefishorshrimpfromattackinghisbody.Anolddoctorpouredajugofreaglarwineintothewater，hopingtoturnallaquaticbeastsdrunk.That’swhypeoplelaterfollowedthecustomssuchasdragonboat

6、racing，eatingzongzianddrinkingrealgarwineonthatday.　　ThereisaveryfamoustraditionalChinesestorythathasacloseconnectiontotheDragonBoatFestival.OnceuponatimeonE-MeiMountaintherelivedtwosnakespirits，WhiteSnakeandGreenSnake.Thesesnakes，beingmagical，turnedthemselvesin

7、tobeautifulmaidensandsetoffonajourneytotheWestLakeofHangZhou.　　WhentheyarrivedatWestLaketheymetamannamedXuXian.WhiteSnakequicklyfellinlovewithXuXianandtheyweresoonmarried.ABuddhistmonk，namedFaHaiwarnedXuXianofhiswife’sdeceptiveappearanceandsuggestedtohimaplan.　　

8、OnthedayoftheDragonBoatFestival，WhiteSnakewishedtostayhomesoastoavoidtheAyTsao，usedforprotectionfromspirits，hangingonthedoorsofpeople’shouses.Herhusbandprepared，accor