端午節傳統文化之吃喝玩樂大綱

The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years.

端午節(農曆5月5日)是中國古老的傳統節日，始於春秋戰國時期，至今已有2000多年曆史。

It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.

端午節通常在陽曆的六月份到來

端午節吃什麼？“糉包分兩髻，艾束著危冠。舊俗方儲藥，羸軀亦點丹。”端午節不可不吃的美味食物就是糉子。

tsung-tse

糉子

Glutinous rice filled with meat, nuts or bean paste and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It is associated with Dragon Boat Festival with historical custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.

糯米一般先用肉、堅果或者豆沙餡填充起來，然後再用竹葉包裹起來。這是和端午節的歷史意義緊密結合在一起的。吃糉子的習俗，現在已經在朝鮮、韓國、日本和東南亞國家流行開來。

端午節喝什麼？“櫻桃桑椹與菖蒲，更買雄黃酒一壺。”端午節嘗試一下雄黃酒吧。

Adults drink Xiong Huang Wine, which can fend off evil spirits.

成年人喝雄黃酒，相傳可以抵禦百病。

端午節玩什麼？ “鼓聲三下紅旗開，兩龍躍出浮水來。棹影斡波飛萬劍，鼓聲劈浪鳴千雷。”端午節最應景的節目就是賽龍舟。

Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination.

賽龍舟是端午節重要的組成部分，在全國上下都會進行。槍聲一響，人們就會看到龍舟上的運動員，伴隨着快速的鼓點，迅速又整齊劃一地划動船槳，衝向終點

端午節戴什麼？端午節最有特色的飾物就是香包(sachet)。小孩佩戴香包，傳說有避邪驅瘟之意。

On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume pouch. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk threads. The perfume pouch will be hung around the neck or tied to the front of a garment as an ornament. They are said to be able to ward off evil.

在端午節，父母也會爲孩子們佩戴香囊。他們首先用色彩鮮豔的絲布縫一個小袋子，然後在裏面裝上香料或者草藥，最後用絲線串起來。香囊通常掛在脖子上，或是作爲一種飾品系在衣服前面。相傳它們有避邪驅瘟的功效。

端午節掛什麼？“不效艾符趨習俗，但祈蒲酒話昇平。”

Hang branches of moxa and calamus around the doors of their homes display portraits of evil's nemesis, Chung Kuei

掛艾葉菖蒲和懸鐘馗像都是爲了驅疾避兇，討個吉利。