24/06/2020
【The Dragon Boat Festival】 (pinyin: Duānwǔ Jié; simplified Chinese: 端午节) is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. Dragon Boat Festival 2020 falls on June 25 (Tursday). The festival’s origins date back to southern China more than 2,000 years ago and come from the tale of the death of celebrated poet and minister Qu Yuan (屈原). Exiled from the state of Chu for supposed treason, Qu committed su***de by drowning himself in the Miluo River. Locals rushed out in boats to try and save him, dropping sticky rice into the water to keep the fish from eating his body – hence the modern-day traditions of eating zongzi (粽子) and racing Dragon Boats.