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Dragon Boat Festival

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Etymology

Calque of Chinese 龍船節 /龙船节 (Lóngchuánjié) or 龍舟節 /龙舟节 (Lóngzhōujié), an alternative name for 端午節 /端午节 (Duānwǔjié) from the races traditionally held on that day in southern China, now popularly connected with the legend of townspeople racing to throw zongzi into the Miluo River to preserve the body of the Chu poet and statesman Qu Yuan.

Definitions

  1. A Chinese holiday on Duanwu, the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar…

    A Chinese holiday on Duanwu, the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

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