What is the significance of Dragon Boat Festival?

The significance of the Dragon Boat Festival lies in that the performance of traditional folk activities can not only enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the masses, but also inherit and carry forward the traditional culture. Moreover, the Dragon Boat Festival culture, as an important part of China traditional culture, embodies the long history and profoundness of China culture.

Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival are also called the four traditional festivals in China. Dragon Boat Festival culture has a wide influence in the world, and some countries and regions in the world also celebrate it. In May 2006, the State Council listed it in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list; Since 2008, it has been listed as a national statutory holiday.