端午节英文简介.pptVIP

The?origin?of?this?festival?centers?around? a?government?official?named?Qu?Yuan. ?  He?was?a?good?and?respected?man.? 朝搴阰之木兰兮 夕揽洲之宿莽 日月忽其不淹兮 春与秋其代序 唯草木之零落兮 恐美人之迟暮 Unable?to?regain?the?respect?of?the?emperor, in?his?sorrow?Qu?Yuan?threw?himself?into ?the?Mi?Luo?river. ?Because?of?their?admiration?for?Qu?Yuan,? the?local?people?living?adjacent?to?the?Mi?Luo?River? rushed?into?their?boats?to?search?for?him?while throwing?rice?into?the?waters?to?appease?the?river ?dragons.  Although?they?were?unable?to?find?Qu? Yuan,?their?efforts?are?still?commemorated?today? during?the?Dragon?Boat?Festival.