Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional and important festival in China. The date is on 18 of June 2018. We will have 3 days of holiday from 16 to 18 of June. But, the date in Chinese lunar calendar is 5 of May.
The reason why Chinese celebrate Dragon boat festival is about patriotic poet- Qu Yuan during the declination of China in the end of the Zhou Dynasty. So, this festival is to remember his greatest.
Chinese will eat the traditional food as a celebration, called Zongzi. It is made of glutinous rice stuffed with pork, peanuts and wrapped in large flat leaves. After that, they are cooked by steaming. They are also known as rice dumplings in the western world.
Let’s talk about the important event of the holiday, different area or city will have their dragon boat racing. It is a human-powered watercraft. And, the winning team will have good luck and a joy life in the following year. Therefore, there are many people practice for it and try the best to win.
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