英语作文：向外国人介绍端午节

写作思路：主要写出端午节的由来以及习俗。

正文：

The Dragon Boat Festival was originally established by ancient ancestors to worship the Dragon ancestors and pray for good fortune and evil spirits.

端午节，本是上古先民创立用于拜祭龙祖、祈福辟邪的节日。

It is said that Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu state in the Warring States period, jumped into the Miluo River on May 5 and killed himself. Later, people also took the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan; There are also commemorations of Wu Zixu, Cao E and Jie Zitui.

因传说战国时期的楚国诗人屈原在五月五日跳汨罗江自尽，后来人们亦将端午节作为纪念屈原的节日；也有纪念伍子胥、曹娥及介子推等说法。

Generally speaking, the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the ancient ancestors' choice of "flying dragon in the sky" auspicious day to worship the Dragon ancestors, pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits, and inject the summer season "disease prevention" fashion.

总的来说，端午节起源于上古先民择“飞龙在天”吉日拜祭龙祖、祈福辟邪，注入夏季时令“祛病防疫"风尚。

The Dragon Boat Festival is a very popular folk festival in China. It is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation since ancient times. Due to the vast territory and many stories and legends, there are not only many different Festival names, but also different customs in different places.

端午节是中国民间十分盛行的民俗大节，过端午节，是中华民族自古以来的传统习惯，由于地域广大，加上许多故事传说，于是不仅产生了众多相异的节名，而且各地也有着不尽相同的习俗。

Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival is an auspicious day when dragons are flying in the sky. Dragon Boat Festival is an important ritual theme of Dragon Boat Festival, which is still popular in the coastal areas of southern China.

仲夏端午，是飞龙在天的吉日，以扒龙舟形式祭龙是端午节的重要礼俗主题，此俗至今在我国南方沿海一带仍盛行。