2012年英语专四考试作文题目：端午节

The Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of 360国学the fifth month according to t型歌论he Chinese calend增然发吸过啊ar. This fest黄身力书ival is to co空考创句英mmemorate the death of QU Yuan, an up讲今粒住武沉阿元输right and 角为范honest poet and statesman who is said to h讲紧势ave committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.

The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon B语oat races. I天景车好严察具t symbolizes people"s attempts to rescue 就经马沉吗期伯Qu Yuan. In the current 复虽材源岁末著职绍period, these races also dem宗波吃房她销统因背onstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork.

Besides, the festival has al直级压脸席盾夫持分so been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice). 盐的三她称大Zong zi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped 研战乱院息导呀似in bamboo or reed leaves. Peo新脱二氢相加此食北离ple who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong zi in随告to the river to feed his ghost every year.

With the changes of the times, the me光张掉七导践够续morial turns to be a time for protection from evil and di项全话小叶财sease for the re毛屋st of year. People will han海苦体总情按最该数呼养g healthy herbs on the front door to clear the bad luck of the house. Although the significance of the festival might be different with the past, it still gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.