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8. 賽龍舟

The Dragon Boat Festival is a grand festival celebrated on the 5th day of 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This is the source of the alternative name of Double Fifth Festival. According to a widely stated story, the festival developed to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan of Chu State in Warring States Period. If that is true, Dragon Boat Festival has a history of about 2,500 years. The most popular activities of Dragon Boat festival are racing dragon boats and eating rice dumplings. Since 2008, Dragon Boat Festival has been celebrated not only as a festival but also a public holiday in China.

農(nóng)歷五月初五的端午節(jié)（the Dragon Boat Festival）是個盛大的節(jié)日。它的另一名稱——“重五節(jié)”就來源于這個日期。這個節(jié)日根據(jù)一個廣為流傳的故事，演變?yōu)榧o(jì)念戰(zhàn)國時期（the Warring States Period）楚國偉大愛國詩人屈原的日子。如果事實果真如此，那么端午節(jié)已經(jīng)有大約2500年的歷史了。端午節(jié)最盛行的活動是賽龍舟和吃粽子（rice dumpling）。自2008年以來，端午節(jié)在中國已不僅僅是一個傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，還是公共假期。