Day382-端午节

话说端午 The Dragon Boat Festival falls on May 5th of lunar calendar. It is a traditional holiday in China. This festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (340BC–278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period.A notable part of celebrating Duanwu is making and eating zongzi with other family members. People traditionally wrap zongzi in leaves of bamboo, lotus or banana which give a special aroma and flavor to the sticky rice and fillings. 端午节，为每年农历五月初五，是中国的传统节日，这个节日是纪念春秋战国时期的诗人和大夫屈原的。端午节非常重要的一部分就是和家人一起吃粽子包粽子。人们一般用传统的方法来包粽子，用竹叶，荷叶或是香蕉叶来作皮，这样可以把叶子上的香味浸入到糯米和馅当中。 1.Dragon Boat Festival端午节·fall on (节日等)正当(某日)eg.His birthday falls on Sunday.他的生日恰逢星期日。2.commemorate /kə'mɛməret/纪念eg.Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.圣诞节是纪念耶稣生日的。3.in memory of /'mɛməri/ 纪念…eg.She set up an educational fund in memory of her mother. 她为了纪念她母亲而设立了一个教育基金会。4.dragon-boat race 赛龙舟5.Zongzi粽子6.fillings/stuffings (糕点里的) 馅7.sticky rice  /'stɪki/ 糯米8.lotus 莲花，荷花9.lunar calendar阴历lunar /'luːnə/月亮的