The Duanwu Festival Aka The Dragon Boat Festival

The Duanwu Festival Aka The Dragon Boat Festival

The Duanwu or Dragon Boat Festival (端duān午wǔ节jié) is a traditional Chinese holiday occurring on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar (June 9th in 2016). The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi ( 粽zòng子zi), drinking realgar wine (雄xióng黄huáng酒jiǔ), and racing dragon boats (龙lóng舟zhōu). ORIGINS There are many legends about…