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Dragon Boat Festival

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is an annual holiday in China that commemorates Qu Yuan, an ancient poet. It involves dragon boat races, eating sticky rice dumplings (zongzi), and hanging up pouches of herbs to ward off evil spirits.

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