Dragon Boat Festival

WEB The renowned Dragon Boat Festival also known as Tuen Ng falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. In 2024 the Dragon Boat Festival falls on Monday June 10 in China.

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WEB There are many competing explanations for Duanwu Jie the Dragon Boat Festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendarthis year May 28.

. Chinese people will have a 3-day holiday from June 8th to 10th. The Dragon Boat Festival is called Duan Wu Jie in Chinese. In September 2009 UNESCO officially approved its inclusion in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity becoming the first Chinese.

Dragon Boat Festival or Duan Wu Jie is one of the three most important lunar festivals in China along with Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. WEB The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 or Duānwǔjié in pīnyīn is an official public holiday in Mainland China. WEB As a traditional festival originated from south China the Dragon Boat Festival history in China is over 2000 years long.

People from different regions hold various ideas on the festivals origin and history and the most popular saying is the legend associated with the great poet Qu Yuan in Warring States Period 475 - 221 BC. And folk entertainments including opera song and unicorn dances. This traditional holiday also called the Double Fifth festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar called 农历 or nónglì in Chinese.

WEB Charles Custer. WEB Dragon Boat Festival 2024. The most popular theory of the origin of the festival is that it was derived from the commemoration of a great patriot poet Qu Yuan.

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four top traditional Chinese festivals along with the Spring Festival Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. WEB The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival integrating worship of gods and ancestors praying for good luck and warding off evil spirits celebrating entertainment and eating. China will have 3 days of public holiday from Saturday June 8 to Monday June 10.

It commemorates the death of Qu Yuan a Chinese poet and minister known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and who eventually became a national hero. WEB In 2024 Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 10 Saturday. WEB A memorial ceremony offering sacrifices to a local hero is combined with sporting events such as dragon races dragon boating and willow shooting.

What is the legend behind the festival. Feasts of rice dumplings eggs and ruby sulphur wine. This year the festival falls on June 22.

Courtesy of Hong Kong Tourism Board. Updated on April 19 2019. WEB The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar.