端午节，一般在每年的农历五月五日，又叫“五月节”。
端午节、春节、清明节和中秋节是中国四大传统节日。
从古代开始，就有在端午节赛龙舟、吃粽子、喝雄黄酒的活动。
关于这个节日的传说和故事很多，最有名的传说是为了纪念诗人屈原。
端午节在日本、韩国、越南等国家也很流行。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 端午节 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
| 一般 | yī bān | generally / in general |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 农历 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 节 | jié | seasonal festival |
| 春节 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 清明节 | Qīng míng jié | Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 中秋节 | Zhōng qiū jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday / festival |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | beginning |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 赛 | sài | to compete / to surpass / to excel |
| 龙舟 | lóng zhōu | dragon boat / imperial boat |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 雄黄 | xióng huáng | realgar / red orpiment |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 活动 | huó dòng | (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend; folk tale |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative; story; tale |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 纪念 | jì niàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of |
| 诗人 | shī rén | bard / poet |
| 屈原 | Qū Yuán | Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet |
| 日本 | Rì běn | Japan |
| 韩国 | Hán guó | South Korea (Republic of Korea) / (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States |
| 越南 | Yuè nán | Vietnam |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable |