Duan Wu, also called Dragon Boat Festival
It is the first Chinese festival is recognized as the UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage
duān (端) means ‘start’, while wǔ (午) means ‘noon’, or sometimes a variant with wǔ (五) means “five”, refers to ‘the fifth solar month’ in the traditional Chinese calendar (approximately June 6 – July 6), centered around the summer solstice. ‘The month of noon’ or “Start of the Fifth Solar Month” marks the middle of summer.
This critical festival is often called by Dragon Boat Festival too because of its close association with dragon boats. It is traditionally a festival for people to (ceremonially) make and eat zongzi (rice dumplings), use special herbs and yellow wines against poisonous insects, diseases, and evil spirits away, and most famously, the boat races along the rivers.
In 2023, Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 22 (Thursday).
端午节，又称做端五节或者龙舟节
作为中国首个入选UNESCO世界非遗的节日，duān (端) 表示“开始”，而 wǔ (午) 表示“中午”，或者有时与 wǔ (五) 表示“五”的变体，指的是中国传统历法中的“第五个太阳月”（大约 6 月 6 日） – 7 月 6 日），以夏至为中心。 “正月”或“五阳月开始”标志着夏季的中期。
这个重要的节日也常被称为端午节，因为它与龙舟有着密切的联系。 这是一个传统的节日，人们（在仪式上）制作和吃粽子（粽子），使用特殊的草药和黄酒来驱除毒虫、疾病和邪灵，最著名的是沿河划船。
2023年的端午节是6月22日（星期四）
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