Happy Dragon Boat Festival

[djsjs]

Happy dragon boat festival !

 

[Marshmallow]

Happy dragon boat festival !

wht kind of festivl is dis?

 

[cirr]

wht kind of festivl is dis?

Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise known as Duanwu Jie in Chinese

is a traditional and statutory holiday originating in China and associated with a number of East Asian and Southeast Asian societies. In Mandarin, it is known as Duānwǔ Jié; in Hong Kong and Macau, by the Cantonese name Tuen Ng Festival; in Hokkien-speaking areas, by the names Gō͘-go̍eh-cheh/Gō͘-ge̍h-choeh (五月&#31680 and Gō͘-ji̍t-cheh/Gō͘-ji̍t-choeh (五日&#31680. In 2008, it was recognised as a public holiday in mainland China for the first time since the 1940s.[1][2] The festival has also long been celebrated in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. Equivalent and related festivals in Asia include the Kodomo no hi in Japan, Dano in Korea, and Tết Đoan Ngọ in Vietnam.

The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunisolar Chinese calendar. This is the source of the alternative name of Double Fifth.[3] The date varies from year to year on the Gregorian calendar. In 2011, this fell on June 6 and in 2012 on June 23. The focus of the celebrations includes eating rice dumplings zongzi,[4] drinking realgar wine xionghuangjiu (雄黃&#37202, and racing dragon boats.

The sun is considered to be at its strongest around the time of summer solstice ("mid-summer" in traditional East Asia, but "beginning" of summer elsewhere) when the daylight in the northern hemisphere is the longest. The sun, like the Chinese dragon, traditionally represents masculine energy, whereas the moon, like the phoenix, traditionally represents feminine energy. The summer solstice is considered the peak annual moment of male energy[5] while the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, represents the peak annual moment of feminine energy. The masculine image of the dragon is thus naturally associated

Duanwu Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Viet]

It´s weird, but indeed such a festival exists in Vietnam, too.

Tết Đoan Ngọ

Tê?t ?oan Ngo? cu?a hai N???c Trung-Viê?t - Đài phát thanh quốc tế Trung Quốc

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

It´s weird, but indeed such a festival exists in Vietnam, too.

Tết Đoan Ngọ

Tê?t ?oan Ngo? cu?a hai N???c Trung-Viê?t - Đài phát thanh quốc tế Trung Quốc

I'm not surprise, beside political Bush1ts and stones throw at each others, Vietnam is the only country in ASEAN that culturely close relate to China.

 

[Dubious]

Happy dragon boat festival !

Is that fermented rice?!

 

[livingdead]

where can I get this thing... looks like mini samosa

 

[djsjs]

Is that fermented rice?!

sticky rice，wrapped in bamboo or reed leaf , then cook thoroughly

 

[Dubious]

sticky rice，wrapped in bamboo or reed leaf , then cook thoroughly

Yup seen it in Malaysia

 

[Echo_419]

Happy dragon boat festival !

Muje to Samosa lag raha hai
Pakistan is what about you

 

[A.Rafay]

Happy dragon boat festival to all chinese.

 

[djsjs]

where can I get this thing... looks like mini samosa

i guess you can get it in China town today,and in China it's easy to find it everyday

 

[American Pakistani]

Happy Dragon Boat Festival.

 

[ViXuyen]

I've just realized today is May 5th on the Lunar calender; which is Tet Doan Ngo. I saw that rice cake in our house

Is this the day people go to pick the grass off their ancestors' graves?

 

[Okemos]

I've just realized today is May 5th on the Lunar calender; which is Tet Doan Ngo. I saw that rice cake in our house

Is this the day people go to pick the grass off their ancestors' graves?

No, that would be in early spring and I believe is also a national holiday in China. This holiday is basically to celebrate summer and drink rice wine. Dragon boat racing is not really even known in some parts of China like Yantze River Delta area around Shanghai. In fact, I have never seen dragon boat racing in my life! I don't know why it's even called dragon boat festival. Double Five would be more neutral.

This holiday is also associated with Qu Yuan ((BC 339- BC 278), the poet from Chu Kingdom during Warring Period that drowned himself. Eating rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaf during this holiday is to memorialize him!