FESTIVALS / DUĀNWǓ JIÉ
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节.
Duānwǔ Jié · 5th day of the 5th lunar month
213DAYS UNTIL WED, 9 JUNE 2027
Remembers the poet Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in protest. Villagers raced boats to find him and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.
TRADITIONS
- 01Dragon boat races
- 02Hanging mugwort and calamus at doors
- 03Wearing fragrant sachets
WHAT PEOPLE EAT
- 01Sticky rice dumplings in bamboo leaves (粽子)
SAY IT
- 端午安康duān wǔ ān kāngPeaceful and healthy Dragon Boat Festival
DATES
2026-06-192027-06-092028-05-282029-06-162030-06-052031-06-242032-06-122033-06-01