Dragon Boat Festival 2024: What is the Dragon Boat Festival? | How to Celebrate it? & Story

The Dragon Boat Festival, officially known as the 端午节 (duan wu jie) in Chinese, is an important traditional festival in China. It falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. In 2024, it's Jun. 10, and Chinese people will have a 3-day public holiday from June 8 to 10.

In today's video, we would like to share with you the history, origin, traditions, food, and story of this traditional festival.

00:00 ​ - What is the Dragon Boat Festival?
00:45​ - Why do we celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
01:27​ - How to greet each other at the Dragon Boat Festival?
02:08 - How to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival? (Dragon Boat Race)
02:38​ - What to eat? (Zongzi/Rice Dumpling)
03:14 - How to get rid of misfortune and illness around the Dragon Boat Festival?

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