一年一度的端午節(jié)馬上又要來臨了。每到端午，棕子飄香，緬懷先賢。然而對于普通老百姓來說，五月五意味著又要帶著喜悅開始忙前忙后了……
　　習(xí)俗一：包香包
　　Spice Bag
　　It’s believed that if you carry the small spice bag around with you, it not only drives away evil spirits but also brings fortune and happiness to those who wear it. The small bags are hand-made by local craftsmen. They’re made with red, yellow, green and blue silk, fine satin or cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines.
　　漂亮的香包可是用來祛害辟邪的哦~
　　習(xí)俗二：包粽子
　　The Culture of Zongzi
　　Qu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 BC. Since ancient times, Chinese people threw into the water dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves on the day. Therefore the fish would eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating Zong Zi.
　　粽子最早人們用來保護投身汨羅江的偉大詩人屈原的，其最初的美好想法是將粽子扔進水里，讓魚吃粽子而不去咬屈原的尸體。
　　習(xí)俗三：喝雄黃酒
　　Realgar Wine
　　It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.
　　記得《白蛇傳》里白蛇喝過雄黃酒現(xiàn)出蛇形的故事嗎？雄黃酒就是用來祛害的。不過白蛇在中國人的心目中早已轉(zhuǎn)化為善良美麗的化身了。
　　習(xí)俗四：賽龍舟
　　Dragon Boat Race
　　The main event of the festivities is the Dragon Boat Race. These boats are long and thin with dragon heads on the bow of the ships. The boat races are said to represent the search for Qu’s body, with racing boats in a forward rowing motion, to the rhythm of beating drums.
　　賽龍舟的習(xí)俗最早是說人們要尋找屈原的尸體�，F(xiàn)在賽龍舟成為了廣大水鄉(xiāng)人一年中最大的樂趣之一，因為它既代表了中華民族的競技精神，也體現(xiàn)了群眾的團結(jié)協(xié)作精神。