When is Dragon Boat Festival 2025
In 2025, Dragon Boat Festival falls on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
What is Dragon Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the traditional Chinese calendar.
Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duan Wu Festival, has been a traditional celebration in China for over 2,000 years. This begins on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese Lunar calendar. This celebration commemorates Qu Yuan; a Chinese Poet, Wu Zixu; a Chinese General and one of the largest rivers in the Zhejiang Province; Cao E. The festival originated in southern China but is now widely celebrated all over the country.
What do you eat during the Dragon Boat Festival?
Zongzi is a kind of sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are made of glutinous rice with meat or some other filling, and wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a triangular pyramid.
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