这个节日的由来是古代中国有一位博学多闻的官吏屈原,他是一位爱民而且又受到尊崇的官吏,但是由於一位充满嫉妒的官吏陷害,从此在朝廷中被皇帝所冷落。由於无法获得皇帝的重视,屈原在忧郁的情况下投汨罗江自尽。
由於对屈原的爱戴,汨罗江畔的居民匆忙的划船在江内寻找屈原,并且将米丢入汨罗江中,以平息汨罗江中的蛟龙。即使他们当时并没有找到屈原,但是他们的行为,直到今天在端午节的时候,仍然被人们传颂纪念著。
Th origin of this summr fstival cntrs around a scholarly govrnmnt official namd Chu Yuan. H was a good and rspctd man,but bcaus of th misdds of jalous rivals h vntually fll into disfavor in th mpror's court.
Unabl to rgain th rspct of th mpror,in his sorrow Chu Yuan thrw himslf into th Mi Low rivr. Bcaus of thir admiration for Chu Yuan, th local popl living adjacnt to th Mi Lo Rivr rushd into thir boats to sarch for him whil throwing ric into th watrs to appas th rivr dragons.
Although thy wr unabl to find Chu Yuan,thir fforts ar still commmoratd today during th Dragon Boat Fstival.