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The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival (“Zhengwu Festival”) or Dumpling Festival or Double Five Festival, is celebrated with dragon boat racing and rice dumpling making. It is one of the four traditional festivals in China, alongside the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Besides China, many other Asian countries also celebrate this festival. In Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan, it is known as the Bak Chang Festival ("Dumpling Festival"). The Dragon Boat Festival in 2022 is June 3 (Friday). China will have 3 public holidays from Friday (June 3) to Sunday (June 5).

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival. From ancient times to the present, people will celebrate the festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. However, does everyone know why this festival was established? Some people say that the Dragon Boat Festival is set up to ward off evil spirits because May is an unfortunate month, and some people say that it is to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan. Which statement is correct? There are many opinions, so let's take a look at the reasons for the establishment of the Dragon Boat Festival! The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the "Chongyang Festival", falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is understood that the more traditional holidays in China are the lunar calendar, and the Dragon Boat Festival is no exception, so the dates on the Gregorian calendar vary every year. Generally speaking, this festival runs from the end of May to the end of June on the Gregorian calen...

On this inauspicious Dragon Boat Festival, which is regarded as the "Poison Moon" by many, Chinese people practice various customs and ideas to dispel diseases and pray for good health. And, on that day, people used to do things like "hanging mugwort and calamus", "wearing perfume bags", "eating rice dumplings", "racing dragon boats" and "drinking realgar wine". 1. Hanging mugwort calamus May is the arrival of the beginning of summer, and the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. At this time, it is the time of the epidemic. Mugwort leaves are used in China to treat such diseases. Their fragrance deters flies and mosquitoes. Calamus is an aquatic plant with similar effects. During the day, people usually clean houses, courtyards, and hang wormwood and calamus on the lintel to prevent disease. It is also said that hanging wormwood and calamus can bring good luck to the family. 2. Wear a perfume bag ...