在我们的中国有着许许多多古老的传统节日，现在我为大家说说端午节吧！端午节又称为端阳节，是我们中国十分隆重的节日。端午节是我国二千多年前的旧习俗，直到现在人们还在过端午节，它是纪念我国战国时期伟大的爱国诗人屈原。
农历五月初五就是端午节了，家家户户都要包粽子，还有有趣的划龙舟比赛呢！奶奶在家已经煮好了香喷喷的粽子，打开锅盖满屋都飘着粽子的清香，让我闻得口水直流个不停。我迫不及待地剥开粽子叶津津有味的吃了起来，真是回味无穷呀！
吃完粽子后，爸爸带我去看划龙舟比赛，这里人山人海，车水马龙的可热闹了！比赛开始了，各个队伍都蓄势待发，随着一阵枪声一条条龙舟飞快地划过水面，犹如一支支箭向前飞去。在场的观众们兴奋喊道着加油加油，在为参赛者加油鼓励，参赛者们听了心里充满了信心使劲地划桨，水花到处飞溅。各条龙舟你追我赶的，最后，落后的一号终于追上了遥遥领先的二号第一个冲过了终点，观众们不禁欢呼起来，到处都是一片欢乐的海洋。啊！这真是我最难忘的一天了。
中国的传统节日真是丰富多彩呀！他就像一座巨大的宝库，还有许许多多的传统节日等着你去找呢！
高三:梅雨婷
(For thousands of years, the tradition of the Duanwu Festival has been passed down from one generation to the next. But where did it come from and why did people eat Zongzi and race dragon boats? Many scholars have studied these questions and given their academic explanations. ) 字串2
One explanation is that the Duanwu Festival originated from peoples worship of dragons. In ancient China, people believed the dragon was the god in charge of water, which was vitally important to daily life and agricultural production. On the day of Duanwu, people raced dragon boats to entertain the god and offered him Zongzi as a treat. The sole purpose was to please the god to ensure a year of favorable weather.
Some people believe Duanwu comes from activities instigated by ancient sorcerers. These activities were held in early summer when the hot weather was about to bring diseases to people who didnt have modern devices and medicines to protect themselves. So, ancient sorcerers encouraged people to wear fragrant pouches and hang mugwort and calamus on their doors to drive away the so-called evil spirits that caused diseases.
Scholars may provide many other explanations about the origin of the Duanwu Festival. But if you ask ordinary people about its origin, youll get the same answer. They will tell you that the Duanwu Festival honors the great poet, Qu Yuan. Theyll also tell you the story that has been passed down for more than 2,000 years.
Qu Yuan was born in 340 BC, during the Warring States Period. At that time, there were seven states struggling among themselves to unify China. Of the seven states, Qin was the strongest and Chu the largest.
Qu Yuan was a noble of Chu. During his lifetime, the powerful kingdom of Chu fell into a decline.
Early in his life, Qu Yuan won the confidence of the King of Chu, and was his deputy prime minister, helping draft laws and determine foreign policy. When he saw the danger posed by the ambitious Qin State, he proposed government reforms and an alliance with the neighboring Qi state as a way to ensure Chus safety.
But the King of Chu was surrounded by self-seekers, who were jealous of Qu Yuan. They accepted bribes from the Qins envoy, dissuaded the King from taking Qu Yuans advice and brought about the poets estrangement from the King. Qu Yuan was finally sent into exile for 20 years.
During those desperate years, Qu Yuan helplessly watched his beloved country become weaker every day. In the year 278 BC, the capital of Chu was stormed by troops from Qin. In great pain, Qu Yuan wrote Lisao or The Lament, the greatest of all his poems. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he drowned himself in the Milo River, because he was hopeless about his countrys future. 字串9
Qu Yuan died thousands of years ago, but he is remembered every year for his love of and loyalty to his country and his people. In his poems, he wrote:
Long did I sigh and wipe away my tears,
To see my people bowed by grieves and fears.
......
The peoples sufferings move my heart,
Our land I cannot leave.
People grieve for those who have grieved for them. Each year, during the Duanwu Festival, the day of Qu Yuans death, people race dragon boats to commemorate him. This is believed to be a representation of how the people of Chu tried, at the time, to recover Qu Yuans body from the Milo River. Pyramid-shaped dumplings by the name of Zongzi were thrown in the river to feed the fish, so they would stay away from Qu Yuans body.
Qu Yuans life was tragic but, as a poet, he achieved great success. In fact, he is considered to be the first poet in Chinese literature. Before his time, there were only folk songs. Qu Yuan created a new style of poetry, which became known as Chu Ci.
楼道里散发出淡淡的香味，那是煮粽子发出的清香，端午节到了。
端午节是个传统的节日，这天人们都要吃粽子，香赛龙舟、挂香包－－人们用各种形式来欢度这个节日。
但是今年却不一样，看不到人们喜悦的脸宠，听不到愉快的歌声，汶川大地震把人们的心变沉重了。他们都在牵挂着灾区的人们，想到有多少个幸福的家庭再也不能一起看赛龙舟，有多少个孩子再也吃不到妈妈亲手包的粽子－－
他们都有共同的想法，去帮助关爱这些受灾的人们。
你看，捐款处的队伍排得像条长龙，有白发苍苍的老人，有捧着压岁钱罐的孩子。一个老汉走来，他的衣服又脏又破，走路颤颤巍巍。当他从口袋里掏出钱时，人们惊呆了。一枚枚硬币，一张张破皱的纸币，一共一百零五元。他是一个乞讨者，这钱不知他攒了多长时间。这钱他完全可以在饥饿时买个馒头充充饥，这时他也可以在严寒买件衣服来抵挡。可他却毫不犹豫全部捐了出来，也许这是他的全部家当。
在这个大地震中还有许许多多感人的故事，这只是其中一个小小的部分。
灾难虽然无情，却打不垮我们，我们被爱这巨大的力量紧紧团结在一起，希望就在前方。
