6/07/2011

Waht is Dragon Boat Festival ?


Duanwu Festival (simplified Chinesetraditional Chinese端午節pinyinDuānwǔ Jié), also known as Dragon Boat Festival (simplified Chinesetraditional Chinese龍船節pinyinLóngchuán Jié), 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 by the name Duānwǔ Jié; in Hong Kong and Macau by the Cantonese name Tuen Ng Jit. 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 TaiwanSingapore and Malaysia. Equivalent and related festivals in Asia include the Kodomo no hi in JapanDano in Korea, and Tết Đoan Ngọ in Vietnam.

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