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Dragon Boat Festival
Long painted boats race to drums on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and zongzi dumplings are eaten.
When is Dragon Boat Festival in 2027?
Dragon Boat Festival 2027 is on Wednesday, 9 June 2027. Other years: 2026, Friday, 19 June 2026; 2028, Sunday, 28 May 2028.
About Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, Duanwu, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and is linked by tradition to the poet and minister Qu Yuan of the Chu state, who drowned himself in the Miluo River in protest around 278 BCE. Villagers are said to have raced out in boats to save him and to have thrown rice into the river to keep fish from eating his body. Today teams of paddlers race long, dragon-headed boats to the beat of a drum. People eat zongzi, glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, hang mugwort and calamus on doors to keep away sickness, and wear small scented sachets. Realgar wine is drunk in some regions. The festival was inscribed by UNESCO in 2009.
Dragon Boat Festival dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Dragon Boat Festival date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, 19 June 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 9 June 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 28 May 2028 |
What is eaten
- zongzi
- salted duck egg
- realgar wine
Also part of it, and being written: Zongzi (The leaf-wrapped rice dumpling.), Qu Yuan (The poet remembered on the day.), Dragon boat (The racing boat.).
Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Dragon Boat Festival" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.