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    Dragon Boat Festival - Wikipedia

    • The Dragon Boat Festival (traditional Chinese: 端午節; simplified Chinese: 端午节; pinyin: Duānwǔ jié) is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or early June in the Gregorian calendar. The holiday commemorates Qu Yuan who was the beloved prime minister of the southern Chine… See more

    The Thrills and Legends of Dragon Boat Festival
    The Thrills and Legends of Dragon Boat Festival
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    The Amazing Story of Dragon Boat Festival
    Names

    The English language name for the holiday is "Dragon Boat Festival", used as the official English translation of the holiday by the People's Republic of China. It is also referred to in some English sources as Double Fift… See more

    History

    The fifth lunar month is considered an unlucky and poisonous month, and the fifth day of the fifth month especially so. To get rid of the misfortune, people would put calamus, Artemisia, and garlic above the doors on th… See more

    Public holiday

    The festival was long marked as a cultural festival in China and is a public holiday in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. The People's Republic of China's government established in 1949 did not initially rec… See more

    Practices and activities

    Three of the most widespread activities conducted during the Dragon Boat Festival are eating (and preparing) zongzi, drinking realgar wine, and racing dragon boats.
    Dragon boat racing has a rich history of ancient cer… See more

    External links

    • Media related to Duanwu Festival at Wikimedia Commons See more

     
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  2. Dragon Boat Festival 2025: How to Celebrate - China …

    Oct 22, 2021 · The Dragon Boat Festival is called Duanwu Jie (端午节) in Mandarin Chinese. Duan (端) means 'start', while wu (午) means 'noon', but also 'the fifth solar month' in the traditional Chinese calendar (approximately June 6 …

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  3. When is Dragon Boat Festival? 2025 Date: May 31

    102 rows · May 30, 2019 · The 2025 Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Jie) falls …

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    Her experience as a Chinese interpreter for Cirque du Soleil is the highlight of her career until now. Discover the history and cultural significance of Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie). Its origins, poet Qu Yuan, zongzi and dragon boat races.

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    Sep 13, 2024 · Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Festival, is a traditional holiday in China. Dragon boat racing and eating Zongzi are the central customs of the festival. In some regions in China, people also wear a perfume pouch, tie …

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  6. A Brief History of the Dragon Boat Festival - ThoughtCo

    Updated on April 19, 2019. The Dragon Boat Festival is called Duan Wu Jie in Chinese. Jie means festival. The most popular theory of the origin of the festival is that it was derived from the commemoration of a great patriot poet, Qu Yuan.

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    China's Dragon Boat Festival is referred to as Duanwu Jie ('Start-of the-Fifth-Solar-Month Festival') or Tuen Ng Festival (in Cantonese areas). Dragon boat races and rice dumplings are two of the most distinctive elements of the festival.

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  8. Dragon Boat Festival Facts: Dates and Calendar

    Sep 24, 2024 · Basic Dragon Boat Festival Facts. English names: Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Dragon Festival, Zongzi Festival, Rice Dumpling Festival, Duan Wu Festival or simply Duanwu. Chinese: 端午节 [duān wǔ jié] / 端阳节 [duān …

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  9. Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie) Explained - Lost …

    Dragon Boat Festival is one of the oldest holidays in China, said to date back nearly 2,500 years to the Warring States Period. It is held the fifth day of the fifth month each lunar year, and has several possible origins. By far the most …

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