(一)屈原投江

　　(one) Qu Yuan River

　　為了紀念愛國詩人屈原，居民為了不讓跳下汨羅江的屈原尸體被魚蝦吃掉，所以在江里投下許多用竹葉包裹的米食(粽子)，并且競相劃船(賽龍船)希望找到屈原的尸體。

　　To commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, residents in order not to let Qu Yuan's Miluo River jumped by fish and shrimp to eat, so in the river for the rice wrapped in bamboo leaves with many (dumplings), and race (rowing Dragon Boat Race) to find Qu Yuan's body.

　　(二)曹娥尋父尸

　　(two) case of seeking father.

　　東漢孝女曹娥，因曹父溺江而亡，年僅十四歲的她沿江豪哭，經十七日仍不見曹父尸首，乃在五月一日投江，五日后兩尸合抱而浮起的感人事跡， 鄉人群而祭之。

　　The Eastern Han Dynasty filial daughter Cao E, drowned himself in a river because Cao father died, only fourteen years old, she cried along the ho, after seventeen days still do not see Cao father body, but in May 1st the river, five days from two dead and floating deeds, people group and sacrifice.

　　(三)白蛇傳

　　(three) the legend of white snake

　　傳說白蛇白素貞，為了報答許仙的恩惠，與許仙結為夫妻的凄美的愛情故事，傳說端午節當天白蛇喝了雄黃酒，差點現出蛇形，加上法海白蛇及水淹金山寺的情節，都是膾炙人口的民間戲曲的曲目。

　　The legend of white snake and Bai Suzhen, in order to repay the grace of Xu Xian, and Xu Xianjie married the beautiful love story, the legend of the White Snake Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival a male Yellow Wine, almost a snake, white snake and flooded with sea Jinshan Temple of the plot, is a folk opera music win universal praise.

　　(四)伍子胥的忌日

　　(four) the anniversary of the death of Wu Zixu

　　傳說伍子胥助吳伐楚后，吳王闔閭逝世，皇子夫差繼位，伐越大勝，越王句踐請和，伍子胥主戰，夫差不聽，卻聽信奸臣言，賜伍子胥自殺，并于于五月五日將尸體投入江中，此后人們于端午節紀祀伍子胥。

　　Legend has it that Wu Zixu will Fachu Wu, Wu helv Prince died, his successor, the victory of the king, and Wu Zixu battle, the king, do not listen, but listen to a word, give Wu Zixu Dutch act, and on May 5th the bodies into the river, then people in the Dragon Boat Festival worship Wu Zixu ji.