端午节是中国民间传统节日，在每年的农历五月初五。它与春节、清明节、中秋节并称为中国民间四大传统节日。端午节文化在世界上影响广泛，世界上一些国家和地区也有庆贺端午的活动。2008年起，端午节被列为国家法定节假日。2009年9月，端午节成为中国首个入选《人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录》的节日。

　　The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is known as one of the Four Traditional Chinese Festivals, together with Spring Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, and Mid-Autumn Festival. Dragon Boat Festival is famous around the world, and some countries and regions outside of China also celebrate it. Since 2008, Dragon Boat Festival has been listed as a national holiday. In September 2009, the festival became the first Chinese festival to be included in the representative list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

　　端午节历史源远流长。它源自天象崇拜，最初是上古先民以龙舟竞渡形式祭祀龙祖的节日，其起源涵盖了古老星象文化、人文哲学等方面内容。相传战国时期，楚国的爱国诗人屈原在端午抱石跳汨罗江自尽，所以后来人们也将端午节作为纪念屈原的节日。作为中国传统的民俗大节，端午节有许多著名的传统民俗，享誉海内外。

　　Dragon Boat Festival was originally a festival in which ancient ancestors sacrificed to the dragon god in the form of dragon boat racing. Its origin covers ancient astrology culture, humanistic philosophy and other aspects. According to legend, during the Warring States period, Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet of the state of Chu, committed suicide by jumping into a river on this day. As a result, people also used the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu. As a traditional Chinese festival, the Dragon Boat Festival has many famous traditional folk customs, enjoying an excellent reputation both at home and abroad.