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
n. 娱乐