Tomorrow is Duan Wu Jie, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. What does that mean to you? Well, probably nothing (unless you happen to be using a lunar calendar). But if you’re keeping track, you’ll know that it is Duan Wu Jie, also called the Dragon Boat Festival or the Dumpling Festival. As these names suggest, the two main symbols of this Chinese summer holiday are dragon boats and rice “dumplings”, which you know as zongzi. To know the full history of the celebration, please visit here.
Of course don’t eat too much dumplings, to avoid “poisoning” and make sure drink more water.
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