端午

　　端午节：Dragon Boat Festival

　　粽子：zongzi, pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves

　　雄黄酒：realgar wine

　　赛龙舟：dragon boat race

　　佩香囊：wear a sachet. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk thread.

　　系五彩线：tie five colored rings

　　驱五毒：drive away the five poisonous creatures/ drive away poisonous pests, includingscorpions, vipers, centipedes, house lizards andtoads.

　　游百病：prevent disease by having fun/ Entertainment for all is said to ward off disease.

　　农历五月初五：the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar

　　楚国：the antient state of Chu

　　投江自尽：drown oneself

　　纪念：commemorate

　　菖蒲：calamus

　　艾草：wormwood

　　驱邪避疫：prevent disease or evil

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