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The Duanwu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. 5 L!EqB>m;
端午节，又叫龙舟节，是为了纪念爱国诗人屈原。 N3"O#C
Qu Yuan was a loyal and highly esteemed/respected minister, who brought peace and prosperity to the state but ended up drowning himself in a river as a result of being vilified. .Yg7V'R1
屈原是一位忠诚和受人敬仰的大臣，他给带来了和平和繁荣。但最后因为受到诽谤而最终投河自尽。 }6b" JoC
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.
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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。 Klrd|;C
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. !-B$WAV
几千年来，端午节的特色在于吃粽子和赛龙舟，尤其是在一些河湖密布的南方省份。 r^zra|]
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commemorate 纪念 = Zi'L48
patriotic poet 爱国诗人 x e`SnJgA
end up drowning himself in a river 投河自尽 \8Y 62
cast glutinous dumplings 抛下粽子 qg1tDN`s
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【吃在端午】 A9Kt^HR
Zongzi are pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. V10JExsJ
粽子是金字塔形状的糯米做的饺子，有不同的馅儿，包在竹叶里面。 wNvq['P
It is said that people ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). (! a;}V<7
据说人们在春秋时期（公元前770-476年）吃过它们。 MMU>55+-
In early times, it was only glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or other plant leaves and tied with colored thread, but now the fillings are more diversified, including jujube and bean paste, fresh meat, and ham and egg yolk. E\1e8Wyh
早期的粽子只有用芦苇或其他植物叶子包裹并用彩色线捆起来的粽子，但现在的馅料更加多样化，包括大枣和豆沙、鲜肉、火腿和蛋黄 /`s{!t#Y
If time permits, people will soak glutinous rice, wash reed leaves and wrap up zongzi themselves. yByxy-~
如果时间允许，人们会自己泡糯米、洗芦苇叶和包粽子。 {&TP&_|H
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fillings 馅料 +k;][VC[ O
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egg yolk蛋黄 T-F8[dd^/
wash reed leaves 洗芦苇叶 Y>2oU`ly,
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【喝在端午】 ~P fk
There is an old saying “Drinking realgar wine drives diseases and evils away”. e'X"uH Xt.
有句老话：“喝雄黄酒驱除病魔”。 o*5b]XWw
Realgar wine is a Chinese alcoholic drink consisting of fermented cereals and powdered realgar. Il]p >B
雄黄酒是一种中国酒精饮料，由发酵谷物和雄黄粉组成。 :Qu.CvYF
In ancient times, people believed that realgar was an antidote for all poisons, and effective for killing insects and driving away evil spirits. 8a;;MJ)
在古代，人们认为雄黄是所有毒药的解毒剂，对杀虫驱邪很有效。 t=IM" ZgfL
So everyone would drink some realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival. ,l#f6H7p
所以每个人都会在端午节喝些雄黄酒。 Wgm{
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