根据传统，古人常在端午节那天常将芳菊、佩兰，或菖蒲、艾煮熟沐浴，用以驱疾避祸。

According to tradition, ancient Chinese people usually boiled the aromatic daisy plant, eupatorium fortunei, or calamus and wormwood for their bath on Dragon Boat Festival. It is expected to prevent diseases and wash away bad luck.

• aromatic daisy plant：芳菊

• eupatorium fortunei：佩兰

• calamus：菖蒲

• wormwood：艾草

粽子主要是用糯米加上不同口味的馅料，并用芦苇叶包裹而成。有趣的是，北方人喜欢甜馅料，如枣和甜豆沙；而南方人则更喜欢咸味馅料，如猪肉、咸鸭蛋黄和火腿。

Zongzi is mainly made of glutinous rice stuffed with different types of fillings and wrapped in reed leaves. It is very interesting to note that people in northern China prefer sweet fillings such as dates and sweet bean paste; while people in southern China prefer salty fillings such as pork, salted duck egg yolks, and ham.

• 红豆粽子：Zongzi stuffed with red beans

• 肉粽子：Zongzi stuffed with meat

• 咸蛋粽子：Zongzi stuffed with salted eggs

• 咸鸭蛋：Salted duck egg

• 咸鸭蛋黄：Salted duck egg yolk

系五彩线是古代端午节习俗之一。绿、红、白、黑、黄五色是中国古代的幸运色。端午时节，父母给孩子戴上五色绳线，祈愿他健康长寿。这个习俗流传千年，象征吉祥的五彩绳线也逐渐衍生成多种漂亮有趣的饰品，诸如香囊等。

Wearing five-color string bracelets is also a Dragon Boat Festival custom. The five colors, green, red, white, black and yellow, are the lucky colors in ancient China. Parents would let children wear the five-color string bracelets on wrists for a wish of long and healthy life. This custom has been in China for thousands of years, and the five-color string bracelet that symbolizes auspiciousness has gradually evolved into a variety of beautiful and interesting trinkets, such as sachets and so on.

• 健康长寿：a wish of long and healthy life

• 吉祥：auspiciousness 

• 香囊：sachet

龙舟的船员通常由鼓手、舵手和桨手组成。一般需要30-60名浆手来驱动龙船。舵手保证龙船笔直前行。而鼓手则负责指挥全体浆手保持一定的频率和同步。

The crew of a dragon boat usually consists of a drummer, a steersman, and paddlers. It needs 30–60 paddlers to actuate the dragon boat. The steersman steers the boat straight. The drummer is in charge of guiding the frequency and synchronicity of all the paddlers' moves.

• 鼓手：drummer

• 舵手：steersman

• 桨手：paddler

• 同步：synchronicity 

端午时节，人们有在家门口挂艾叶和菖蒲的习惯。艾叶是一种能治病的草药，而菖蒲呈剑形，人们认为其有驱恶之能，所以这两种药用植物一直被用来驱鬼祈福。

On the Dragon Boat Festival, you may find a bunch of wormwood and calamus hanging on the front gate. The wormwood is a medicinal herb that can cure diseases. And the sword-shaped calamus is believed to avoid evil. Therefore, the two medicinal plants have been used to ward off ghosts and bring good fortunes.

• 草药：medicinal herb

• 驱鬼祈福：ward off ghosts and bring good fortunes