端午节优秀英语作文

端午节优秀英语作文　　(Forthousandsofyears,thetraditionoftheDuanwuFestivalhasbeenpasseddownfromonegenerationtothenext.ButwherediditcomefromandwhydidpeopleeatZongziandracedragonboats?Manyscholarshavestudiedthesequestionsandgiventheiracademicexplanations.)　　OneexplanationisthattheDuanwuFestivaloriginatedfrompeople’sworshipofdragons.InancientChina,peoplebelievedthedragonwasthegodinchargeofwater,whichwasvitallyimportanttodailylifeandagriculturalproduction.OnthedayofDuanwu,peopleraceddragonboatstoentertainthegodandofferedhimZongziasatreat.Thesolepurposewastopleasethegodtoensureayearoffavorableweather.　　SomepeoplebelieveDuanwucomesfromactivitiesinstigatedbyancientsorcerers.Theseactivitieswereheldinearlysummerwhenthehotweatherwasabouttobringdiseasestopeoplewhodidn’thavemoderndevicesandmedicinestoprotectthemselves.So,ancientsorcerersencouragedpeopletowearfragrantpouchesandhangmugwortandcalamusontheirdoorsto driveawaytheso-calledevilspiritsthatcauseddiseases.　　ScholarsmayprovidemanyotherexplanationsabouttheoriginoftheDuanwuFestival.Butifyouaskordinarypeopleaboutitsorigin,you’llgetthesameanswer.TheywilltellyouthattheDuanwuFestivalhonorsthegreatpoet,QuYuan.They’llalsotellyouthestorythathasbeenpasseddownformorethan2,000years.　　QuYuanwasbornin340BC,duringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Atthattime,thereweresevenstatesstrugglingamongthemselvestounifyChina.Ofthesevenstates,QinwasthestrongestandChuthelargest.　　QuYuanwasanobleofChu.Duringhislifetime,thepowerfulkingdomofChufellintoadecline.　　Earlyinhislife,QuYuanwontheconfidenceoftheKingofChu,andwashisdeputyprimeminister,helpingdraftlawsanddetermineforeignpolicy.WhenhesawthedangerposedbytheambitiousQinState,heproposedgovernmentreformsandanalliancewiththeneighboringQistateasawaytoensureChu’ssafety. 　　ButtheKingofChuwassurroundedbyself-seekers,whowerejealousofQuYuan.TheyacceptedbribesfromtheQin’senvoy,dissuadedtheKingfromtakingQuYuan’sadviceandbroughtaboutthepoet’sestrangementfromtheKing.QuYuanwasfinallysentintoexilefor20years.　　Duringthosedesperateyears,QuYuanhelplesslywatchedhisbelovedcountrybecomeweakereveryday.Intheyear278BC,thecapitalofChuwasstormedbytroopsfromQin.Ingreatpain,QuYuanwrote“Lisao”or“TheLament”,thegreatestofallhispoems.Onthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,hedrownedhimselfintheMiloRiver,becausehewashopelessabouthiscountry’sfuture.字串9　　QuYuandiedthousandsofyearsago,butheisrememberedeveryyearforhisloveofandloyaltytohiscountryandhispeople.Inhispoems,hewrote:　　LongdidIsighandwipeawaymytears,　　Toseemypeoplebowedbygrievesandfears.　　......　　Thepeople’ssufferingsmovemyheart,　　OurlandIcannotleave. 　　Peoplegrieveforthosewhohavegrievedforthem.Eachyear,duringtheDuanwuFestival,thedayofQuYuan’sdeath,peopleracedragonboatstocommemoratehim.ThisisbelievedtobearepresentationofhowthepeopleofChutried,atthetime,torecoverQuYuan’sbodyfromtheMiloRiver.Pyramid-shapeddumplingsbythenameofZongziwerethrownintherivertofeedthefish,sotheywouldstayawayfromQuYuan’sbody.　　QuYuan’slifewastragicbut,asapoet,heachievedgreatsuccess.Infact,heisconsideredtobethefirstpoetinChineseliterature.Beforehistime,therewereonlyfolksongs.QuYuancreatedanewstyleofpoetry,whichbecameknownasChuCi.