Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional customs - Describe the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (including when the festival is, the reason for the celebration, traditional food) in English.

Describe the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (including when the festival is, the reason for the celebration, traditional food) in English.

The Dragon Boat Festival originated in Chinese, initially for the ancient Baiyue area (the area south of the Yangtze River and the dragon totem worship ) tribal totem worship festival held before the spring and autumn, the land in the 5th day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar in the form of Dragon boat races held tribal Totem worship custom. After the period of the Warring States Chu poet Qu Yuan (now Hubei) on the day with a stone Tiaomi Luojiang himself, the ruler to set a patriotic label as the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan; there is also honoring Wu Zixu, Cao E such as that in some areas.

The Dragon Boat Festival and the Spring Festival, Mid Autumn Festival and Tomb-sweeping Day, known as the four major traditional festivals folk Chinese. The Dragon Boat Festival and the Spring Festival, Midumn Festival and Tomb-sweeping Day, known as the four major traditional festivals folk Chinese. Since ancient times, the Dragon Boat Festival is the Dragon Boat Festival and eat dumplings. Since 2008, the Dragon Boat Festival has been listed as a national holiday.