龙舟赛的由来：he origin of the Dragon Boat Race。
Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country.
赛龙舟，是端午节的主要习俗。
As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination.
相传起源于古时楚国人因舍不得贤臣屈原投江死去，许多人划船追赶拯救。
Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuan's body, but experts, after painstaking and meticulous research,
conclude that dragon boat racing is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).
他们争先恐后，追至洞庭湖时不见踪迹。之后每年五月五日划龙舟以纪念之。借划龙舟驱散江中之鱼，以免鱼吃掉屈原的身体。竞渡之习，盛行于吴、越、楚。
In the following thousands of years, the game spread to Japan, Vietnam and Britain as well as China's Taiwan and Hong Kong.
其实 ，“龙舟竞渡”早在战国时代就有了。在急鼓声中划刻成龙形的独木舟，做竞渡游戏，以娱神与乐人，是祭仪中半宗教性、半娱乐性的节目。
Now dragon boat racing has developed into an aquatic sports item which features both Chinese tradition and modern sporting spirit.
后来，赛龙舟除纪念屈原之外，在各地人们还付予了不同的寓意。此外，划龙舟也先后传入邻国日本、越南等及英国。
In 1980, it was listed into the state sports competition programs and has since been held every year. The award is called "Qu Yuan Cup."
1980年，赛龙舟被列入中国国家体育比赛项目，并每年举行“屈原杯”龙舟赛。
扩展资料：
After his death, the people of Chu crowded to the bank of the river to pay their respects to him. The fishermen sailed their boats up and down the river to look for his body.
传说屈原死后，楚国百姓哀痛异常，纷纷涌到汨罗江边去凭吊屈原。渔夫们划起船只，在江上来回打捞他的真身。
People threw into the water zongzi (pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves) and eggs to divert possible fish or shrimp from attacking his body.
有位渔夫拿出为屈原准备的饭团、鸡蛋等食物，“扑通、扑通”地丢进江里，说是让鱼龙虾蟹吃饱了，就不会去咬屈大夫的身体了。
An old doctor poured a jug of reaglar wine (Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar) into the water, hoping to turn all aquatic beasts drunk.
人们见后纷纷仿效。一位老医师则拿来一坛雄黄酒倒进江里，说是要药晕蛟龙水兽，以免伤害屈大夫。
That's why people later followed the customs such as dragon boat racing, eating zongzi and drinking realgar wine on that day.
后来为怕饭团为蛟龙所食，人们想出用楝树叶包饭，外缠彩丝，发展成棕子。
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