端午节作文500字传统节日

　　duanwufestival（端午节，dunwji）isatraditionalchinesefestivalheldonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthechinesecalendar。itisalsoknownasthedoublefifth。〔citation（引用；引证）needed〕ithassincebeencelebrated，invariousways，inotherpartsofeastasiaaswell。inthewest，it‘scommonlyknownasdragonboatfestival。
　　theexactoriginsofduanwuareunclear，butonetraditionalviewholdsthatthefestivalmemorializesthechinesepoetquyuan（c。340bc278bc）ofthewarringstatesperiod。hecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariverbecausehewasdisgustedbythecorruptionofthechugovernment。thelocalpeople，knowinghimtobeagoodman，decidedtothrowfoodintotherivertofeedthefishsotheywouldnoteatqu‘sbody。theyalsosatonlong，narrowpaddleboatscalleddragonboats，andtriedtoscarethefishawaybythethunderingsoundofdrumsaboardtheboatandthefiercelookingcarveddragonheadontheboat‘sprow（船头）。
　　intheearlyyearsofthechineserepublic，duanwuwasalsocelebratedaspoets‘day，duetoquyuan‘sstatusaschina‘sfirstpoetofpersonalrenown（名声名望）。
　　today，peopleeatbamboowrappedsteamedglutinous（粘的）ricedumplingscalledzongzi（thefoodoriginallyintendedtofeedthefish）andracedragonboatsinmemoryofqu‘sdramaticdeath。