Why do Chinese people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?

What is the tradition of the dragon boat?

In commemoration of Qu Yuan, people hold dragon boat races yearly on the day of his death according to the legend. They also scattered rice into the water to feed the fish, to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan’s body, which is one of the origins of zongzi.

What is a dragon boat race?

Dragon boating is a fast and furious, paddle-powered water sport that originated in China over 2000 years ago. The modern sport sees teams of up to 20 paddlers (10 for smaller boats), plus a sweeper and drummer, train and race in fiberglass boats adorned with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails.

Symbol of Dragon Boat Festival?

Each boat has an ornately carved dragon’s head at the bow and a tail in the stern. The boat is painted with scales. The paddles symbolically represent the dragon’s claws, the drum represents the heart. .

What is Dragon Boat Festival in Chinese food?

Zongzi
People make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Linyi City, east China’s Shandong Province, June 7, 2024

What is the story of the dragon boat race?
The people loved Qu Yuan very much and raced out in their fishing boats to the middle of the river in a vain attempt to save him. They beat on drums and splashed their oars in the water, trying to keep the dragon’s away from his body. Today dragon boat racing has become the world’s fastest growing water sport.