Dragon Boat Festival: A 70-Word Guide for High School Students

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 a time to honor the memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and politician who drowned himself in the Miluo River. People celebrate by racing dragon boats, eating zongzi (sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves), and hanging mugwort and calamus leaves on their doors to ward off evil spirits. The festival is a time for families to come together and enjoy each other's company, and it's an important part of Chinese culture.