The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节
The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Qu Yuan. He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court.
Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Qu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low River. Because of their admiration for Qu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Low 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.
端午节，又称为五五节，因为端午节是在农历的五月五日，是三个重要的中国节庆之一，其他两个分别是中秋节和农历新年。
这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原，他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏，但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害，从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视，屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。
由于对屈原的爱戴，汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原，并且将米丢入汨罗江中，以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原，但是他们的行为，直到今天在端午节的时候，仍然被人们传颂纪念着。
端午节为什么不能说端午节快乐？
说起端午节，大家更熟悉的应该是屈原，但是比屈原还早的有伍子胥，为什么在端午节的时候不能说快乐呢？因为端午节是个祭祀的节日，这天伍子胥被投钱塘江，曹娥救父投曹娥江，大文豪屈原投汨罗江。五月初五是个悲壮的日子，是祭祀的日子，所以不能互祝快乐，说祝福的话可以用“祥瑞和安康”等字句。
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