1、端午节的由来是为了纪念著名的爱国主义诗人屈原而设立的节日。
DragonBoatFestivalisafestivalsetuptocommemoratethefamouspatrioticpoetQuyuan.
2、在我国历史上，端午节是为了纪念屈原的说法已经有1500多年的历史了。相传，屈原投汨罗江后，当地百姓闻讯马上划船捞救，一直行至洞庭湖，始终不见屈原的尸体。那时，恰逢雨天，湖面上的小舟一起汇集在岸边的亭子旁。
Inthehistoryofourcountry,theideathatDragonBoatFestivalistocommemorateQuyuanhasahistoryofmorethan1500years.LegendhasitthatafterQuyuanthrewhimselfintotheMiluoRiver,thelocalpeopleimmediatelyrowedboatstorescuehim,andwentallthewaytoDongtingLake,nevertoseeQuyuansbody.Atthattime,onrainydays,boatsonthelakegatheredtogethernearpavilionsontheshore.
3、当人们得知是为了打捞贤臣屈大夫时，再次冒雨出动，争相划进茫茫的洞庭湖。为了寄托哀思，人们荡舟江河之上，此后才逐渐发展成为龙舟竞赛。百姓们又怕江河里的鱼吃掉他的身体，就纷纷回家拿来米团投入江中，以免鱼虾糟蹋屈原的尸体，后来就成了吃粽子的习俗。
WhenpeoplelearnedthatitwastosalvageDr.Qu,awiseminister,theyrushedoutagainintherainandscrambledintothevastDongtingLake.Forthesakeofmourning,peoplegoboatingonriversandrivers,andthengraduallydevelopintodragonboatraces.Peoplewereafraidthatthefishintheriverwouldeathisbody,sotheywenthomeandputriceballsintotherivertoavoidthefishandshrimpspoilingQuyuanscorpse,whichlaterbecamethecustomofeatingdumplings.