
The Dragon Boat Festival: 2,000 years of tradition
Also known as Duanwu Festival, and the fifth day of the fifth moon, the Dragon Boat Festival is a holiday with 2,000 years of tradition celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese calendar. Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the date of this celebration varies between years, so in 2020 it happened on June 7, and this year is celebrated on June 14. There are many stories about the origin of this celebration, but the most famous are: The festival is celebr