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