高中英語關(guān)于端午節(jié)隨筆

第5頁共5頁高中英語關(guān)于端午節(jié)隨筆culture.?ThemostobviousexleisprobablyChristmas,whichiscelebratedaroundthe?worldbypeoplewhoaren'tevenChristian.Similarly,inrecentyears,the?DragonBoatFestivalhasmovedbeyondChinatobeeaninternationalholiday?celebratedbypeoplewhomayknowlittleabouttheholiday'sorigins.?TheDragonBoatFestivalisoneofthreemajorChineseholidays,alongwith?theSpringandMoonFestivals.Ofthethree,itispossiblytheoldest,dating?backtotheWarringStatesPeriodin227B.C.ThefestivalmemoratesQuYuan,?aministerintheserviceoftheChuEmperor.Despairingovercorruptionat?court,Quthrewhimselfintoariver.Townspeoplejumpedintotheirboatsand?triedinvaintosavehim.Then,hopingtodistracthungryfishfromhisbody,?thepeoplescatteredriceonthewater.?Overtheyears,thestoryofQu'sdemisetransformedintothetraditionsof?racingdragonboatsandeatingzongzi–akindofricewrappedinbambooleaves.?Theraceshavecertainlycapturedtheimaginationofpeoplefromalloverthe?world.Everyspringtherearenearly60dragonboatracesheldoutsideofChina?incitiesfromVancouvertoSydney,fromGdańsk,PolandtoCapeTown,South?Africa.Canadaalonehasnearly50dragonboatteamsandGermanyhasnearly?30.?SowhatisitabouttheDragonBoatFestivalthatappealstoforeigners??“It'sanunusualsport,”saysoneracerfromGermany.“It'snotlikeeverybody's?doingit.That'soneofthereasonsthatthere'ssuchgreatteamspiritina?dragonboatteam–everybodyfeelslikewe'redoingsomethingspecial.”Andwhat?aboutthezongzi?“Ehhh,they'renotbad,Iguess,”hesays.Dragon?BoatFestivalthedayearlyinthemorning,peopleputonthedoor,YiZhior?wovenwithmugwortdressedfitch,inthemiddleofthebarorinthebody,?insecticide,wardoffevilspirits,inordertoprotecthealth.?TheDragonBoatFestivalistodrawthedoorcharacter.Onthedayofthe?DragonBoatFestival,peoplewillusethepapertomakeadoorforscorpions,?centipedes,vipers,toadandgecko.Itissaidthatthisistodrivethefive?poisonandpreventtheplague.?TheDragonBoatFestivalistobringfragrantbagsandconfetti.The?sachetsaremadeofcottonandsilk,andinadditiontoafewrealgarand?canopies,theyarealsomadewithherbsandspices,whichcanbewornwiththe?helpoftheinsectrepellent.Thefivesilkthreadsrepresentthefivecolor?dragon,whichcanbeloweredintotheevilspirits.?TheDragonBoatFestivalisabouteatingzongzi.Inthemorning,every?familyeatszongzimemorativequyuan.Itisusuallythedaybefore?born.Sothedragonboatfestivalisjustaholidayforeating“ZongZi”.My?mothermadeZongZiwhenIwasachild.Becausetherewasnosupermarket,we?couldn’tbuyfinishedproductfrommarket.However,now,wecanbuyanythingin?supermarket,somymotherdidn’tmakethemanymore.Theboatfestivalbeganto?fadeoutmymind.?Inreality,youngpeoplebegantohaveabugtocelebrateforeign?festivals,suchasChristams,SaintValentine’sday,AprilFool’sDay,some?peoplealsocelebrateEasterinchurch.TalkaboutDragonboatfestival,it’s?thesameassomeforeignconventionalfestivals,suchasWitch’sDayinCzech.?Peopleburnedthewitch’spuppetsoastowelespring.Somepeopleare?willingtocelebrateforeignfestivalsbecausetheylikealienculture.Andvice?versa,foreignerswholikeChinaalsoconcernaboutChinesetraditional?culture.?Afternewholidayregulation,wehavethreeholidaysduringthedragonboat?festival.Somanypeoplewillchoosethistimetotravel.Peoplewholivedin?XiamenareabletovisitXiapuorWuYimountain,thesetouristattractionsare?inFujianprovince,whichissuitashorttirp.butI’dliketostayathomefor?mydecoratepainting.IdecidetodrawtwocanvasesaboutChristmas,it’sre