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The Dragon Boat Festival (traditional Chinese: 端午節; simplified Chinese: 端午节; pinyin: Duānwǔ jié) is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or early June in the Gregorian calendar.
Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) 端午節 / 端午节 Dragon boat race, eat sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves Zongzi . This festival commemorates the ancient poet Qu Yuan; drink yellow rice wine, related to the White Snake Lady legend 5 (五月) 13th July 3, 2020 [5] Kuan Kung's Birthday and Cheng Huang's Birthday 關公誕辰
The festival centers on the traditional dragon boat (haarii, or haaree in Itoman) races. The dragon boat races are a form of giving thanks to the sea and agricultural gods and asking for their continued help for the future. [2] Currently, Naha is host to the largest dragon boat race, although Itoman and Tamagusuku are also known for holding ...
In addition to providing audiences with traditional Chinese foods and performances, the festival, now in its 18th year, hosts over 150 dragon boat teams from across North America, making it one of the largest dragon boat festivals in the United States. Depending on the competitive division, teams compete for cash prizes or airline tickets.
The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival is a legacy of Expo 86, where Vancouver's Chinese-Canadian community introduced the traditional annual Chinese Duanwu Festival (summer solstice) to Canada as a cultural outreach program to share Chinese culture with the city's multi-cultural population. The dragon boat festival was created to promote ...
The Boston Portuguese Festival - filled with live music, Portuguese foods, and folklore performances - will take over Boston’s City Hall Plaza June 16. Boston Portuguese Festival to take over ...
The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is part of a larger Chinese cultural tradition that goes back 2,400 years. It began on the life-sustaining riverbanks in the valleys of southern China as a fertility rite performed to ensure bountiful crops. The first participants held their celebration on the fifth day of the lunar month of the Chinese calendar ...
The world's oldest annual marathon, beginning in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, roughly 26 miles west of Boston. The finish line is on Boylston Street, outside the main branch of the Boston Public Library at Copley Square. Patriot's Day Parade: Patriots' Day City Hall Plaza, Kings Chapel, Paul Revere Mall, Eliot Square Downtown Boston: Parade/re ...