端午
端午節:Dragon Boat Festival
粽子:zongzi, pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
雄黃酒:realgar wine
賽龍舟: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.
系五彩線:tie five colored rings
驅五毒: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.
農歷五月初五:the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar
楚國:the antient state of Chu
投江自盡:drown oneself
紀念:commemorate
菖蒲:calamus
艾草:wormwood
驅邪避疫:prevent disease or evil
n. 娛樂