端午节 duān wǔ jié:Duan Wu Festival
重要的 zhòng yào de:important
传统 chuán tǒng:traditional
最初 zuì chū:initial;first;original
古代 gǔ dài:ancient
老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng:civilian;common people
祛病防疫 qū bìng fáng yì:curing diseases;epidemic prevention
传说 chuán shuō:legend
战国时期 zhàn guó shí qī:The Warring States Period of early Chinese history
屈原 qū yuán:Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of China's earliest poets.
汨罗江 mì luó jiāng:the name of a river in the northern part of Hunan Province, southern China
纪念 jì niàn:mark;in honour of;in commemoration of
习俗 xí sú:custom
赛龙舟 sài lóng zhōu:Loong Boat Racing
粽子 zòng zi:Dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
雄黄酒 xióng huáng jiǔ:realgar wine
艾叶 ài yè:A fragrant plant(Artemisia argyi)
香囊 xiāng náng:sachet; Bags containing various spices.
五彩线 wǔ cǎi xiàn:Multicolored thread
祈福消灾qí fú xiāo zāi:praying good fortune and ending disaster