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The Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, and commemorates the poet Chu Yuan. The Dragon Boat Festival was
Thursday, May 28, 2009
this year.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a lunar holiday, occurring on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month ... The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races in the shape of dragons. Competing teams row their...
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Spanning nearly 2300 years, the Dragon Boat Festival transforms old traditions into an exciting sporting and cultural event, right here on the Charles River. Arts and crafts demonstrations. Tasty Asian foods. Free admission.
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Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and together with Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival forms one of the three major Chinese holidays. ... Dragon Boat Festival is highlighted by the dragon boat races, in which competing teams drive their boats forward rowing to the rhythm...
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Duanwu Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Duanwu Festival (also known as Dragon Boat Festival or 龙舟节 in Simplified Chinese) is a traditional and statutory holiday associated with Chinese cultures, though it is celebrated in other East...
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The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar. ... On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume pouch. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags...
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Duanwu Jie - The Chinese Patriot Festival ... Dragon Boat Festival is called Duan Wu Jie in Chinese. Jie means festival. The festival is celebrated on the 5th of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar (June 4, 2003). ... Dragon Boat Festival - Dragon Boat Festival Legends and Traditions and Reci...
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Information about the annual event including important dates, registration, press releases, race results, and contact detail ... Enter our site...
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With the eighth annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival just weeks away, organizers are working around the clock to prepare for the state's largest showcase of Asian culture and history. ... The 2008 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival VIPs include, from left, Leo and Linda Goto, and Ved and Katharine Nanda, who were honored at...
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How to Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is a spring celebration which began as a way to ward off the spread of disease which accompanies summer. Over time, the festival broadened to honor the death of Qu Yuan,... ... How to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China...
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