端午节

• 拼音: Duān wǔ jié
• 汉字拆解: 端 = beginning; 午 = noon/fifth; 节 = festival — the festival at the start of the fifth month

含义

Dragon Boat Festival. Traditional Chinese holiday on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, featuring dragon boat races and eating zongzi.

One of China's most important traditional festivals, commemorating the poet Qu Yuan who drowned himself in protest of corruption. Customs include racing dragon boats, eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves), wearing sachets with herbs, and hanging mugwort. It became a national holiday in 2008.

例句

1. 端午节我们全家一起包粽子，奶奶的手艺最好。
2. 每年端午节，我们这儿都会举办龙舟比赛，热闹得很。
3. 端午节前后正好是考试季，学生们一边吃粽子一边复习。

用法指南

语境: culture, holidays, family

语气: festive

正确说法

• 端午节快乐！(Happy Dragon Boat Festival!)
• 端午节你们吃甜粽子还是咸粽子？(Do you eat sweet or savory zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival?)

错误说法

• 祝别人端午节'快乐'在某些传统观点里不恰当 (Some traditionalists consider 端午节快乐 inappropriate since it commemorates a tragedy — they prefer 端午安康, but in modern usage both are acceptable)

起源与历史

Named for the timing: 端 (beginning) + 午 (noon/fifth) + 节 (festival). The fifth day of the fifth month marks the height of yang energy in the lunar calendar.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal