Dragon Boat Festival

China/GlobalJuneHundreds of millions

LocationChina/Global

WhenJune

AttendanceHundreds of millions

About Dragon Boat Festival

Duanwu, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Honors poet Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in protest in 278 BC. Teams paddle long dragon boats to pounding drums. Sticky rice zongzi dumplings are wrapped in bamboo leaves.

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