The Dragon Boat Festival, which comes on the 5th day of lunar May is one of our traditional festivals. The origin of this festival can be traced back to the Warring States Period. There was a patriotic poet named Qu Yuan. He was removed from the imperial court by a treacherous officials' slander. But, when he heard his country was conquered by enemies, he felt very sad and jumped into the river to show his loyalty. When people heard about this, they threw Zongzi into the river to feed the fish, so as to protect Quyuan's remains from the fish. They also held a Dragon Boat Race to commemorate him. Now it's still a custom to eat Zongzi and hold a Dragon Boat Race on that day. 農曆五月初五的端午節是我國傳統節日之一。這個節日的起源可以追溯到戰國時期。從前有一位愛國詩人，名叫屈原。因被奸臣誹謗而離開朝廷。但，當他聽說他的國家被敵人攻破後，他感到很傷心，就跳進河裏以示他的忠誠。人們聽說了這件事，就把糉子扔進河裏餵魚，以保護屈原的遺體不被魚所吃。他們也舉行龍舟比賽來紀念他。現在，在這一天吃糉子和賽龍舟仍然是一種習俗。
