端午节（2）

Dragon-Boat Festival

There is a special food for the festival.

端午节也有一种特殊食品。

Naturally, zongzi is the traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival.

而粽子也成了端午节的传统食品。

Why do you eat sticky rice wrapped up on bamboo leaves on Dragon Boat Day?

为什么你们在端午节吃用竹叶包的糯米饭呢？

This is the origin of the Chinese custom of eating zong'zi at the Dragon Boat Festival.

现在中国人过端午节吃“粽子”的风俗，就是从那时形成的。

The big event for the Dragon Boat Festival is the dragon boat race.

端午节的盛事就是龙舟比赛。

Then I suppose that Dragon Boat Festival has something to do with boats?

那么我想端午节一定是和船有关的啦。

The air is filled with the scent of Chinese mugwort on Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

端午节的空气里弥漫着艾蒿的清香。

As it is in early summer, it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year.

由于端午节是在初夏，它标志着一年最热季节的开始。