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How do you say Dragon Boat Festival in English?

Duanwu Festival in English is Dragon Boat Festival.

Duanwu Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc., originated from the worship of natural celestial phenomena, by the ancient times of the evolution of the Dragon Festival. Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, Canglong seven lodges in the south of the sky, in the most "center" position throughout the year.

The Dragon Boat Festival is an auspicious day when the dragon flies in the sky, and the culture of dragons and dragon boats has always been present in the history of the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival that combines worship of gods and ancestors, praying for blessings to ward off evil spirits, celebrating and entertaining, and eating and drinking.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is known as one of the four major traditional festivals in China, together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. The culture of Dragon Boat Festival has a wide influence in the world, and some countries and regions in the world also have activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.In May 2006, the State Council included it in the list of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages; since 2008, it has been listed as a national legal holiday.

In September 2009, UNESCO officially approved its inclusion in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, making the Dragon Boat Festival the first Chinese festival to be selected as a World Intangible Heritage.