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  2. Dragon Boat Festival - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of observances set by the Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Miao festivals - Wikipedia

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    The Guizhou Miao Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional folk event held every year by the Miao people in the Shibingtai River Basin of the Qingshui River in the southeastern part of Guizhou, China on the 25th day of the fifth lunar month after the Dragon Boat Festival. The local Miao people will row a canoe dragon boat on this day.

  5. Public holidays in China - Wikipedia

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    Dragon Boat Festival : 端午 节: Duānwǔ jié: Based on Chinese calendar 1 July: Chinese Communist Party Founding Day: 建党 节: Jiàndǎng jié: Formation of 1st National Congress in July 1921 11 July: China National Maritime Day: 中国 航海 日: Zhōngguó hánghǎi rì: The anniversary of Zheng He's first voyage: 1 August: People's ...

  6. Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Iconic Hong Kong dragon boat races are back in full force as ...

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    A standard boat in Hong Kong typically has a crew of 20 people who race between about 250-500 meters (820-1640 feet). Iconic Hong Kong dragon boat races are back in full force as thousands of ...

  8. Dashuhua - Wikipedia

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    Da Shuhua marks the start of the Dragon Boat Festival (Chinese: 端午节). [5] The Dragon Boat Festival occurs on the fifth day of May of the lunar year, which is a public holiday in China. [22] The performers of Da Shuhua will start working on the Dragon Boat Festival and every weekend of the second half of the year until the end of the ...

  9. Public holidays in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    They allow workers rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions. Public holidays in Hong Kong consist of a mix of traditional Chinese and Western holidays, such as Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival, along with Christmas and Easter. Other public holidays include National Day (1 October) and ...