Double Fifth Festival

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The Double Fifth Festival, better known as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday featuring dragon boat races and the eating of zongzi to commemorate the poet Qu Yuan.

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instanceOf public holiday in China
traditional Chinese festival
associatedPerson Cao E NERFINISHED
Qu Yuan NERFINISHED
Wu Zixu NERFINISHED
associatedRiver Miluo River NERFINISHED
commemorates Qu Yuan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin China
culture Chinese culture
dateInLunarCalendar 5th day of the 5th month
hasAlias Double Fifth Day NERFINISHED
Dragon Boat Festival NERFINISHED
Duanwu Festival NERFINISHED
Duanwu Jie NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfOrigin Warring States period NERFINISHED
mainActivity commemoration of Qu Yuan
dragon boat racing
drinking realgar wine
eating zongzi
hanging mugwort and calamus
wearing perfume pouches
mainFood zongzi
observedIn China NERFINISHED
Chinese diaspora communities
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
Korea NERFINISHED
Macau NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
Singapore NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
religionOrPhilosophy Chinese folk religion NERFINISHED
Confucian tradition
Taoist tradition
symbol dragon boat
five-colored silk threads
zongzi
theme health and well-being
loyalty
patriotism
warding off evil
typicalGregorianMonth June
May
UNESCOInscribedBy China NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2009
UNESCOStatus Inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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Dragon Boat Festival alsoKnownAs Double Fifth Festival