DragonBoatFestival

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　　DragonBoatFestival,oftenknownasTuenNgFestivalorDuanWuFestival,isatraditionalChinesefestivalheldonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthoftheChinesecalendar.ItisalsoknownastheDoubleFifth.[citationneeded]Ithassincebeencelebrated,invariousways,inotherpartsofEastAsiaaswell,mostnotablyKorea.

　　TheexactoriginsofDuanWuareunclear,butonetraditionalviewholdsthatthefestivalmemorializestheChinesepoetQuYuanoftheWarringStatesPeriod.HecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariverbecausehewasdisgustedbythecorruptionoftheChugovernment.Thelocalpeople,knowinghimtobeagoodman,decidedtothrowfoodintotherivertofeedthefishestopreventthemfromeatingQu'sbody.Theyalsosatondragonboats,andtriedtoscarethefishesawaybythethunderingsoundofdrumsaboardtheboatandthefiercelookingdragon-headinthefrontoftheboat.

　　IntheearlyyearsoftheChineseRepublic,DuanWuwasalsocelebratedas"Poets'Day",duetoQuYuan'sstatusasChina'sfirstpoetofpersonalrenown.

　　Today,peopleeatzongzi(thefoodoriginallyintendedtofeedthefishes)andracedragonboatsinmemoryofQu'sdramaticdeath.

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