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Dragon boat festival

 

Dragon boat festival

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Dragon boat festival

Time: May 5 every lunar year

Location: all China

Resource: during Zhanguo Dynasty, the patriotic rhymist -Quyuan was run into the Miluo River with big stone in May 5 because of banishment by Chu emperor. in order to avoid his body was ate by sea animals, People are make glutinous rice dumplings covered by lotus leaves and throw into river, this activities is become a traditional civilian festival.

Activities: commemorate the great rhymist, people eat glutinous rice dumplings and hold dragon boat competitionin order to pray and  in this day, also drink realgar wine, hang fragrant bag, insert Changpu flower, and so on.

 
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