What's the name of Dragon Boat Festival?

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four traditional festivals in China. According to statistics, the nickname of the Dragon Boat Festival is the most among all the traditional festivals in China. It is also called Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhengyang Festival and Tianzhong Festival.

Every nickname of the Dragon Boat Festival has its origin. First of all, dragon boat race is the earliest form of offering sacrifices to wuyue ancestors in ancient South China. The ancestors in the south widely used boats and boats, and often painted dragon images on them as totem or protector of the tribe. Dragon Boat Festival is an important activity of Dragon Boat Festival, so it is also called Dragon Boat Festival.

Another nickname of Midsummer Festival comes from the Dragon Boat Festival, which is just around the summer solstice. The direct point of the sun is on the Tropic of Cancer, and the position of the sun in the sky is the most in a year, so the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Midsummer Festival.