Gregorian Date
June 9, 2016
Lunar Date
5/5
Day of Week
Thursday
The Dragon Boat Festival (端午节/端午節) commemorates the poet Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Miluo River as a protest against corruption. It falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
Key traditions include dragon boat racing, eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves), hanging calamus and mugwort, and wearing colorful silk threads.