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关于何时是端午节：

1.The Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）.

2.The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）.

3.The Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise known as the Duanwu Festival, takes place/occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）.

相关词汇：

the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

the Chinese lunar calendar /ˈluːnə(r)/ /ˈkælɪndə(r)/ 中国农历

celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/  v. 庆祝

take place / occur / əˈkɜː(r)/ 发生

关于如何庆祝端午节：

1. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice（糯米）pudding) and racing dragon boats.

2.During the Dragon Boat Festival, many eat rice dumplings (粽子), drink realgar wine (雄黄酒), and race dragon boats.

相关词汇：

zong zi / glutinous rice pudding / rice dumplings粽子

race dragon boats 赛龙舟

realgar /rɪˈælgə/ wine  雄黄酒

关于划龙舟：

1. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races.

2.The dragon-boat races symbolize the many attempts（尝试、努力） to rescue and recover Qu's body.

3. The dragon-boat races are held among different clans（家族）, villages and organizations, and the winners are awarded medals.

相关词汇：

symbolize  /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz /  v. 象征

attempt /əˈtempt/ n.& v.  尝试、努力

rescue / ˈreskjuː/ v. 营救

recover / rɪˈkʌvə(r)/ v.复原、追回

award / əˈwɔːd/  v. 授予

关于粽子：

1. People usually make zong zi to celebrate the festival.

2. A glutinous rice pudding called zong zi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu.

3. The rice is wrapped in bamboo leaves and various types of ingredients such as beans and pork are often added to the rice.

相关词汇：

make zong zi 包粽子

wrapp / ræp/ v. 用……包裹

bamboo leaves竹叶

ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ n. （烹饪）原料