端午节在每年农历五月初五，源于中国，是中国四大传统节日之一。最初是上古先民以龙舟竞渡形式祭祀龙祖的节日。因战国时期的楚国诗人屈原在端午节抱石跳汨罗江自尽，后亦将端午节作为纪念屈原的节日。那么你们知道端午节英语怎么说吗？
答案就是The Dragon Boat Festival。那么我们如何向外国友人介绍端午节习俗呢？
1、粽子（Tzung Tzu）自然是端午节的主角。粽子由于是个特殊概念，可以直接用中文音译过去的说法，也可以说rice dumpling，不过这个说法有时会和汤圆混淆，准确来说应该是glutinous rice（糯米）wrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves，不过这个说法太长，并不常用。
2、赛龙舟（Dragon Boat Race）也是端午的必备项目。龙舟是直接翻译过去的，简单明了，老外们对于中国的龙这一概念也是比较熟悉的所以能够方便的理解。
3、艾草（Moxa），每到端午时节各家各户总是会买艾草来驱蚊避邪，但对于艾草这种植物的英文名很多人并不熟悉，单词并不长moxa很容易记住。
4、香袋（Spice Bag ），端午节当天小孩佩香囊，不但有避邪驱瘟之意，而且有襟头点缀之风。香袋用的是spice这个词是香料的意思。
5、雄黄酒（Realgar wine），雄黄可以用做解毒剂、杀虫药。于是古代人就认为雄黄可以克制蛇、蝎等百虫。但是由于雄黄这个词的英文平时用得不多，所以知道的人较少，叫realgar。
6、拴五色丝线（Tying five-color silk thread），端午节，大人在孩子手腕、脚腕、脖子上拴五色线。系线时，禁忌儿童开口说话。五色线不可任意折断或丢弃，只能在夏季第一场大雨或第一次洗澡时，抛到河里。据说，戴五色线的儿童可以避开蛇蝎类毒虫的伤害；扔到河里，意味着让河水将瘟疫、疾病冲走，从此健健康康。
关于端午节的渊源：屈原是战国时期楚国的诗人政治家，因遭贵族的排挤，被流放在外，公元前278年，在楚国被攻陷后投江自尽。所以后来将端午节作为纪念屈原的节日。当然除了屈原之外，部分地区也有纪念伍子胥、曹娥等说法。
下面分享一则关于屈原与端午节的故事 （中英互译）
古时候有一个叫做屈原的人，在楚王手下做大夫。后来因为很多人陷害屈原，楚王越来越不信任屈原，只信奸臣，就免去了屈原大夫一职。
In ancient times, there was a man named Quyuan who was a doctor under the king of Chu. Later, because many people framed Qu Yuan, the King of Chu increasingly distrusted him, believing only in treacherous ministers, and dismissed him from the post of Doctor Qu Yuan.
屈原很伤心，认为楚国腐败无能。就来到了水泽边，日日夜夜在那里走来走去。不久，他脸色憔悴，身体干瘦。这时，一只小鸟飞过来，唧唧喳喳地问屈原：“你不是在皇帝手下当大夫呢？怎么跑到这里来了，那些大臣和皇上都昏庸，这一个国家都靠你啊！”“是啊，”屈原叹了口气，继续说：“就是因为他们大家都昏庸，我一人反抗力不足，国家就要腐败了呀！就是他们那些昏庸的人多、心齐，皇上是不会信我的。”小鸟很感动，说：“那你为什么不去其他国家呢?”“唉，我这一下子跑了，楚国怎么办，毕竟我是楚国人，当然会为着楚国着想啊！唉，腐败的君王，奸臣，楚国就要毁在他们的手里了。”
Quyuan was sad and thought that Chu was corrupt and incompetent. They came to the edge of the water and walked around day and night. Soon he was haggard and thin. At this time, a bird flew over and chattered to Quyuan, "Aren you a doctor under the emperor? How did you get here? Those ministers and emperors are muddleheaded. This country depends on you!! "Yes," Quyuan sighed, and went on to say, "It is because they are all fatuous, I am insufficient in resistance, the country will be corrupt! Its their fatuous people who are so many and United that the emperor won believe me." The bird was very touched and said, "Why don you go to other countries?" "Well, I ran away all of a sudden. What about Chu State? After all, I am a native of Chu, and of course I will think about Chu State! Alas, corrupt kings, treacherous ministers, the State of Chu will be destroyed in their hands."
说完，屈原便抱着一块大石头跳进江水里自尽了。小鸟连忙飞到村子中告诉大家。渔民和附近的庄稼人知道了这个消息，赶紧划着小船去救屈原。不一会儿工夫，好些小船争先恐后地来了。可是水如碧玉，哪儿有屈原的影儿呐？他们在汨罗江上捞了半天，到了儿也没把屈原找着。
After that, Quyuan jumped into the river with a big stone and killed himself. The bird flew to the village to tell you. The fishermen and the nearby farmers knew the news and rowed a boat to rescue Quyuan. In a few moments, a number of small boats rushed to come. But the water is like jasper, where is Quyuans shadow? They fished for half a day on the Miluo River and did not find Qu Yuan when they arrived.
渔民很悲伤，他们对着江面上祭祀了一会儿，把竹筒子里的米饭撒在水里。为什么呢?因为怕江里的鱼儿们吃掉屈原的尸体，就给他们吃了米饭。由于鱼儿每一次都可以吃到美味的食物，所以汨罗江的鱼儿长得又肥又壮、鱼肉鲜美。到了第二年五月初五那一天，老百姓们都会想起这是屈原投江的日子了，又划着船，用竹筒子盛上米饭撒到水里去祭祀他。
The fishermen were very sad. They offered sacrifices to the river for a while and scattered the rice in the bamboo tube in the water. Why? Because they feared that the fish in the river would eat Quyuans body, they ate rice for them. Because fish can eat delicious food every time, the fish in Miluo River grow fat and strong, and the meat is delicious. On the fifth day of May, the next year, people will remember that it was the day when Quyuan threw himself into the river. They rowed boats and put rice in bamboo tubs and sprinkled it into the water to worship him.
到后来，人们把盛着米饭的竹筒子改成粽子，划小船改为赛龙船，把五月初五称为端午节，也叫端阳节。
Later, people changed the bamboo tube with rice into zongzi, boating into dragon boat racing, and called the 5th day of May Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival.
