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Know something about Mid-Autumn Festival?简单了解端午节

The Duanwu Festival（节）, also often known as the Dragon Boat Festival（龙舟节） is at raditional holiday in China, occurring near the summer solstice（夏至）. It is also known as Zhongxiao Festival (忠孝节), commemorating（纪念） fealty（忠） and filial piety（孝）. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar(阴历), which is the source of the festival's alternative name,the Double Fifth Festival（重五节）.

How many names does Mid-Autumn Festival have?端午节名字知多少？

Duanwu Festival（节）

Dragon Boat Festival（龙舟节）

Zhongxiao Festival (忠孝节)

Double Fifth Festival（重五节）

How do people celebrate the holiday?端午节的庆祝方式：

Eating Zongzi（吃粽子）；

Dragon Boat Racing（赛龙舟）；

Drinking Realgar Wine（饮雄黄酒）

Wearing Perfume Pouches（带香囊）

Food for the holiday?端午节吃什么？

Zongzi（粽子）is a kind of sticky rice（糯米） dumplings with different fillings（馅料） wrapped by bamboo or reed leaves（芦苇叶）.

Dagao（打糕）is a kind of cake made of mugwort（艾叶）and boiled sticky rice（糯米）.

Tea Eggs茶叶蛋

关端午节的起源

Commemorating（纪念）Patriotic Poet（爱国诗人）Qu Yuan（屈原）

Qu Yuan was an outstanding（出色的）patriotic poet（爱国诗人） as well as politician（政治家） in late Warring States Period（战国时期）.After witnessing（见证） the collapse（崩溃）ofhis country, Chu State（楚国）, he was unwilling to givehimself up（屈服于） to other countries.

Therefore, he committed suicide by drowning（投河自尽） in Miluo River（汨罗江） on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Hearing the woeful（悲惨的）news, people sailed boats（划船）to salvage（打捞） his body. To prevent his corpse（尸体）from fishes' gnawing（撕咬）, people also threw Zongzi to feed the fish(喂鱼) in the water. The realgar wine（雄黄酒） is also poured into（倒进） the river to dispel（驱赶） the fishes away.

Commemorating（纪念）the State Advisor (国师) Wu Zixu（伍子胥）

In some places of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces,there is a long history of Dragon Boat Festival celebration to commemorate WuZixu, a loyal statesman to his sovereign in Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476BC). His father and brother were killed by the King of Chu, so he sought refuge in Wu Kingdom and help the King crusade against Chu King. After defeating Chu,a new Wu emperor Fuchai came to the throne after his father's death, but hedidn't value Wu Zixu's talents. He was convinced of other treacherous courtiers' slanders about Wu Zixu's guilt of treason, and eventually, Wu Zixuwas forced to commit suicide with a sword. His body was thrown into river on the fifth day of May on lunar calendar. To engrave his loyalty and spirit,people fixed the day in honor of him.

Legend of Filial Daughter Cao E （曹娥）

Cao E, a girl at age of 14 in Eastern Han Dynasty (202BC - 220 AD), lived an austere (朴素的)life with his father in a fishing village. After a downpour on the fifth day of fifth lunar month, Cao E's father wanted to seize the chance to fish in Shunjiang River. Although it was dangerous with the deluge(倾盆大雨), the old man insisted to go. Cao E was worried about her father's safety, waiting at home anxiously. Till the sunset, her father still didn't return. Cao E headed to the river bund to search for her father for a long time, but she failed to discover anything. Neighbors persuaded her to give up,but she was not swayed, crying and shouting along the river.

Eventually, she spotted that her father was rolling in the wave, seeming to be alive. She jumped into the river and chased after her father. After a few days, local villagers founded Cao E, with her father on her back, both dead in the river. It was believed that Cao E's filial heart moved the God's will, so even she died, she could still find her father's body.People built a temple in memory of her filial piety, and the fifth day of the fifth lunar month was also used to mark her greatness.

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