What festival is the dragon boat race?

Dragon boat race is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Dragon boat is a dragon boat used in the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat race is the main custom of the traditional Han festival Dragon Boat Festival. It was originally a festival for China people to get rid of diseases and prevent epidemics. Before the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a custom of holding dragon totem sacrifice in the form of dragon boat race on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. After the poet Qu Yuan died on this day, it became a traditional festival custom for the Han people in China to commemorate Qu Yuan, and it was also one of the representatives of the Han dragon totem culture.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the dragon boat race was popular in Wu Yuechu, and later it was also popular in the southern coastal areas of China. After it was spread abroad, it was deeply loved by people all over the world and formed an international competition.

Introduction of dragon boat race:

A dragon boat is a boat painted with the shape of a dragon or a dragon. The dragon boat race is divided into several stages: starting the dragon, Youlong, competition and closing the dragon. Dragon boat race is a traditional folk water sports and entertainment project in China. It is a multi-person collective rowing competition, which is mostly held on festive festivals. Now it is popular in China and some countries and regions in the world.

Dragon boat race is not only a kind of sports and entertainment activities, but also embodies the long history and cultural heritage tradition of our country and people's collectivism spirit.