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Dragon Boat Festival(Duanwu Festival): How It’s Observe?
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is in memory of the famous poet, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in a river because he was depressed about having been exiled.
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is in memory of the famous poet, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in a river because he was depressed about having been exiled. People have many traditions on the day such as eating zong zi (rice dumplings), and of course dragon boat racing.
Origins (起源, Qǐyuán）
Dragon Boat Festival is a Chinese traditional festival, that falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is known as one of the four major traditional festivals of Han Chinese, along with the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. A number of tales on its origins exist, but the best-accepted one is that it has been established to remember the famous patriotic poet Qu Yuan. On this day, people have the customs of eating zongzi (rice dumplings), racing dragon boats, and drinking realgar wine. In 2008, it was recognized as a public holiday on the Chinese mainland for the first time, a nod in recognizing its importance, traditional culture, and meeting the needs of the people.
