2、端午节，又叫龙舟节， 是为了纪念爱国诗人屈原。 屈原是一位忠诚和受人敬仰的大臣(minister ),他给国家带来了和平和繁荣。但最后因为受到诽谤(vilify)而最终投河自尽。人们撑船到他自尽的地方，抛下粽子，希望鱼儿吃粽子， 不要吃屈原的身躯。 几千年来，端午节的特色在于吃粽子 (glutinousdumplings )和赛龙舟，尤其是在一些河湖密布的南方省份。

　　The Duanwu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is to commemorate the　patriotic　poet Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a loyal and highly esteemed minister,　who brought　peace and prosperity　to the state but ended up drowning himself in a river as a result　of being vilified.People got to　the spot by boat and cast glutinous dumplings　into the water,hoping that the fishes ate　the dumplings instead of Qu Yuan’ s body. For　thousands of years, the festival　has been marked by glutinous　dumplings and dragon　boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and　lakes .