The Dragon Boat Festival or also known as duan wu jie (端午节) is a major holiday in China and Taiwan. It is also known as double fifth day as it falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
How to Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival – 怎么庆祝端午节
A must do activity during the dragon boat festival is to eat zongzi (粽子), a traditional Chinese dumpling, rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves usually prepared in triangular shapes, 好吃！
Of course let’s not forget about the dragon boat race itself. Dragon boats are brightly decorated canoes, ranging from about 40 – 100 feet long and the front is in the shape of a dragon’s head. Before any boat can enter the competition the boat must be brought to life which involves painting the eyes in a ceremony. Dragon boat races can now be seen from all over the world during端午节.
One of the most popular theories is that the dragon boat festival derived from the story of Qu Yuan, a poet known throughout China. Legend has it that Qu Yuan drowned and that fishermen raced to where he drowned. When they couldn’t find the body people started to throw zongzi into the river so that the fish didn’t eat him to save the body.
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