致亲爱的必克英语全球学员：

       “节分端午自谁言，万古传闻为屈原。”
        农历五月初五端午节将至，作为中国古老的传统节日，全国各地都有各种习俗活动。根据《国务院办公厅关于2011年部分节假日安排的通知》，为不影响同学们过节和正常上课，现将端午节期间必克英语假期安排如下：
        6月4日-5日（星期六、日）照常公休，6月6日（星期一）为端午节法定节假日。6月7日起恢复正常上班/上课。该假期方案安排适用于全体中方老师，所有中教学员课程将作相应调整。外教照常上课。
        在此谨祝全体Spiiker学员端午节快乐，出外旅行注意安全！如有疑问欢迎拨打客服服务热线400-600-9144咨询。如该假期安排给您带来不便，敬请原谅！

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
        关于端午节，你了解吗？下面让我们一起来重温一下这个节日的由来和习俗吧：

        端午节（农历5月5日）是中国古老的传统节日，始于春秋战国时期，至今已有2000多年历史。
The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.

        端午节吃什么？“粽包分两髻，艾束著危冠。旧俗方储药，羸躯亦点丹。”端午节不可不吃的美味食物就是粽子（tsung-tse)。
        粽子tsung-tse：Glutinous rice filled with meat, nuts or bean paste and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It is associated with Dragon Boat Festival with historical meaning.The custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.

        端午节喝什么？“樱桃桑椹与菖蒲，更买雄黄酒一壶。”端午节尝试一下雄黄酒吧。Adults drink Xiong Huang Wine, which can fend off evil spirits.
 

        端午节玩什么？ “鼓声三下红旗开，两龙跃出浮水来。棹影斡波飞万剑，鼓声劈浪鸣千雷。”端午节最应景的节目就是赛龙舟。“Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. 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.
 

        端午节戴什么？端午节最有特色的饰物就是香包（sachet）。小孩佩戴香包，传说有避邪驱瘟之意。On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume pouch. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk threads. The perfume pouch will be hung around the neck or tied to the front of a garment as an ornament. They are said to be able to ward off evil.

         端午节挂什么？“不效艾符趋习俗，但祈蒲酒话升平。”挂艾叶菖蒲hang branches of moxa and calamus around the doors of their homes 和悬钟馗像display portraits of evil's nemesis, Chung Kuei都是为了驱疾避凶，讨个吉利。