Dragon Boat Festival

      Dragon Boat Festival

On 3rd June(Chinese traditional date May 5),it is the Dragon Boat Festival which is one of the four traditional Chinese festivals(The Spring Festival,The Tomb Sweeping Day,The Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival are also known as the four traditional festivals in China).

The Dragon Boat Festival originated from the totem sacrifice held by the tribes who worshiped the dragon totem in ancient times.But more of us know this festival is used to commemorate our great patriotic poet Qu Yuan who committed suicide by bouldering and jumping on the Miluo River during the Dragon Boat Festival during the Warring States Period.

The two iconic customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are eating Zongzi(Traditional Chinese rice-pudding,using a greed leaf to pack rice,meat and other food) and Dragon Boat Racing,which lasted more than 2,000 years in memory of him.

So we are in holiday and traditional holiday to pass on our customs.

Holiday date:3rd June-5th June