Dragon Boat Festival: Celebrating Tradition and Honoring Qu Yuan (80 Words)

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It's observed to honor the memory of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who drowned himself in the Miluo River in 278 BC.

During the festival, people enjoy 'zongzi' (glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves) and participate in dragon boat races. The races are a popular sport with teams competing in long, narrow boats adorned with colorful dragon heads and tails.

The festival also features other customs like hanging calamus and wormwood leaves on doors and windows to ward off evil spirits, and wearing fragrant sachets to repel insects and diseases.

Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is a time for people to come together, enjoy traditional foods and activities, and honor the legacy of Qu Yuan.