The Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient Chinese tradition that has been celebrated for over 2,000 years. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is typically in June. Families celebrate by hanging pictures of Zhong Kui and calamus and moxa to ward off evil spirits, holding dragon boat races, and eating zongzi, a traditional rice dumpling. In 2006, the State Council designated the Dragon Boat Festival as an important element of China's intangible cultural heritage.
2016 Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival John Brooman
This document provides information about an annual dragon boat festival including sponsorship opportunities. It includes details on attendance demographics, social media reach, and major sponsorship packages that provide naming rights and branding for stages, tents, and areas of the festival site. Sponsorship levels range from $1,000 to $25,000 with benefits including tickets, promotional space, and various forms of recognition.
The Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient Chinese tradition dating back to 227 BC that commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a poet and minister. It is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar and involves dragon boat races and eating zongzi, while music like the Jasmine Flower Song plays. Dragon boats symbolize chasing away evil water spirits while racing and eating zongzi honor Qu Yuan's memory.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a Chinese holiday celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. It commemorates the death by drowning of the poet Qu Yuan. Key activities of the festival include dragon boat races, eating zongzi rice dumplings, and drinking realgar wine. Dragon boat races involve teams paddling colorful boats to music, racing to grab a flag. Zongzi were originally dropped in the river to feed fish instead of Qu Yuan's body.
The Dragon Boat Festival is an important Chinese tradition celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. Key customs include dragon boat races where teams compete to collect flags, and the eating of zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling. Superstitions during this time include hanging herbs to ward off pests and wearing spice bags or necklaces to protect against disease, as the 5th month was thought to be an unlucky, plague-ridden time. Traditional foods vary regionally but always include zongzi, while realgar wine was drunk for its believed protective properties.
On the origins, traditions and culinary customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, including comparisons of how it is celebrated today. By Gregory, Yun-hin Choi 蔡潤軒 of Ming-Ai (London) Institute
The document provides information about the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, which is celebrated on June 20th this year. Some key facts included are that dragon boat races are a main activity, where teams compete paddling colorful boats to the beat of drums. The festival commemorates the death of poet Qu Yuan by tradition of dropping rice into rivers. Other common activities are eating zongzi rice dumplings, drinking realgar wine, and participating in dragon boat races.
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in China and is one of three major Chinese holidays. The festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan over 2000 years ago by having dragon boat races and eating zongzi rice dumplings. People raced out in boats trying to save Qu Yuan after he drowned himself in despair, and later threw zongzi, eggs, and poured wine into the river so fish would not eat his body.
The Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient Chinese tradition that has been celebrated for over 2,000 years. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is typically in June. Families celebrate by hanging pictures of Zhong Kui and calamus and moxa to ward off evil spirits, holding dragon boat races, and eating zongzi, a traditional rice dumpling. In 2006, the State Council designated the Dragon Boat Festival as an important element of China's intangible cultural heritage.
2016 Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival John Brooman
This document provides information about an annual dragon boat festival including sponsorship opportunities. It includes details on attendance demographics, social media reach, and major sponsorship packages that provide naming rights and branding for stages, tents, and areas of the festival site. Sponsorship levels range from $1,000 to $25,000 with benefits including tickets, promotional space, and various forms of recognition.
The Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient Chinese tradition dating back to 227 BC that commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a poet and minister. It is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar and involves dragon boat races and eating zongzi, while music like the Jasmine Flower Song plays. Dragon boats symbolize chasing away evil water spirits while racing and eating zongzi honor Qu Yuan's memory.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a Chinese holiday celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. It commemorates the death by drowning of the poet Qu Yuan. Key activities of the festival include dragon boat races, eating zongzi rice dumplings, and drinking realgar wine. Dragon boat races involve teams paddling colorful boats to music, racing to grab a flag. Zongzi were originally dropped in the river to feed fish instead of Qu Yuan's body.
The Dragon Boat Festival is an important Chinese tradition celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. Key customs include dragon boat races where teams compete to collect flags, and the eating of zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling. Superstitions during this time include hanging herbs to ward off pests and wearing spice bags or necklaces to protect against disease, as the 5th month was thought to be an unlucky, plague-ridden time. Traditional foods vary regionally but always include zongzi, while realgar wine was drunk for its believed protective properties.
On the origins, traditions and culinary customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, including comparisons of how it is celebrated today. By Gregory, Yun-hin Choi 蔡潤軒 of Ming-Ai (London) Institute
The document provides information about the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, which is celebrated on June 20th this year. Some key facts included are that dragon boat races are a main activity, where teams compete paddling colorful boats to the beat of drums. The festival commemorates the death of poet Qu Yuan by tradition of dropping rice into rivers. Other common activities are eating zongzi rice dumplings, drinking realgar wine, and participating in dragon boat races.
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in China and is one of three major Chinese holidays. The festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan over 2000 years ago by having dragon boat races and eating zongzi rice dumplings. People raced out in boats trying to save Qu Yuan after he drowned himself in despair, and later threw zongzi, eggs, and poured wine into the river so fish would not eat his body.