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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Double Fifth Day 1
Double Fifth Festival canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public holiday in China
traditional Chinese festival
associatedPerson Cao E
Qu Yuan
Wu Zixu
associatedRiver Miluo River
commemorates Qu Yuan
countryOfOrigin China
culture Chinese culture
dateInLunarCalendar 5th day of the 5th month
hasAlias Double Fifth Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Duanwu Festival
Duanwu Jie
historicalPeriodOfOrigin Warring States period
mainActivity commemoration of Qu Yuan
dragon boat racing
drinking realgar wine
eating zongzi
hanging mugwort and calamus
wearing perfume pouches
mainFood zongzi
observedIn China
Chinese diaspora communities
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Japan
Korea
Macau
Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
religionOrPhilosophy Chinese folk religion
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
Japan
South Korea
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
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
Double Fifth Festival hasAlias Double Fifth Day
linked to: Double Fifth Festival