What festival is dragon boat rowing?

1, Dragon Boat Festival. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a traditional folk festival in China-Dragon Boat Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival, eating zongzi and dragon boat racing are the most distinctive festivals.

2. Dragon boat race is the earliest ritual activity of the ancient Yue people to worship the water god or dragon god, and its origin can be traced back to the end of primitive society. According to legend, people who originated in the ancient State of Chu were reluctant to part with the death of the sage Qu Yuan, and many people rowed boats to save people. They rushed to catch up with each other and disappeared at Dongting Lake. After that, I will row a dragon boat on May 5th every year to commemorate it. Rowing a dragon boat to disperse the fish in the river so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body.

As a water sport, the dragon boat race was first introduced to neighboring countries such as Japan, Vietnam and Britain. 20 10, Dragon Boat Race became the official event of Guangzhou Asian Games. On may 23rd, 201/year, the dragon boat race was approved by the State Council and included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.