端午節(Dragon Boat Festival)是中國的傳統節日之壹，為每年農歷五月初五。它與春節、清明節和中秋節並稱為中國漢族的四大傳統節日。端午節的來源有多種說法，但最被人們接受的是為了紀念著名愛國詩人屈原。
Dragon Boat Festival is one of Chinese traditionalfestivals. It's on the fifth day of the fifth lunarmonth. It is known as one of the four majortraditional festivals of Han Chinese together withthe Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. A number of theoriesexist about its origins, but the best accepted one is that it's for memorizing the famouspatriotic poet Qu Yuan.?
屈原是壹位忠誠和受人敬仰的大臣(minister),他給國家帶來了和平和繁榮。但最後因為受到誹謗(vilify)而最終投河自盡。人們撐船到他自盡的地方，拋下粽子，希望魚兒吃粽子，不要吃屈原的身軀。幾千年來，端午節的特色在於吃粽子(glutinous dumplings)和賽龍舟，尤其是在壹些河湖密布的南方省份。
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.
端午節的習俗有吃粽子、賽龍舟、喝雄黃酒(realgar wine)等。從2008年起，端午節正式列入國家法定節日，這既有助於弘揚傳統文化，又能適應人們的需要。
On the Dragon Boat Festival, people have the customs of eating zongzi(rice dumpling),racing dragon boats and drinking realgar wine, etc. In 2008, it was recognized as a publicholiday in mainland China for the first time which cannot only help spread this traditionalculture but also meet the need of people.