Also know as Dragon Boat Festival and the Double Fifth, 端(duān)午(wǔ)节(jié) is a traditional and statutory holiday originating in China. In 2008, it was recognised as a public holiday in mainland China for the first time since the 1940s. The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunisolar Chinese calendar.
端(duān)午(wǔ)节(jié) is believed to have originated in ancient China. A number of theories exist about its origins as a number of folk traditions and explanatory myths are connected to its observance. Today the best known of these relates to the suicide in 278BCE of Qu Yuan, poet and statesman of the Chu Kingdom.
Many traditional rituals of 端(duān)午(wǔ)节(jié) emphasize the avoidance of disease. The desire to prevent health hazards associated with the mid-summer months may have been the primary original motive behind the holiday. The focus of the celebrations includes eating rice dumplings 粽(zòng)子(zi), and racing dragon boats划(huá)龙(long)舟(zhōu)
The date of端(duān)午(wǔ)节(jié) varies from year to year. In 2011, this fell on June 6 and in 2012 on June 23.
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