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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese calendar. People often eat zongzi and row dragon boats the festival.
Thousands of years ago, people began to throw rice into the Miluo River to feed Qu Yuan on May 5th every year, because he died in the Miluo River. They he was still alive in the river. Now, in order to remember the honest man, people in China often make zongzi. This kind of food is very delicious and very Men and women, young and old all like eating zongzi very much.
The festival is best known for its dragon boat races. During the festival, people often race dragon boats in many places, especially in the south of China where there are many rivers and lakes. The dragon boat is about 50-100 feet long, 5 feet wide. There are more than 20 strong on the boat. They sit in the boat side by side. At the head of the boat, there is a big drum on it. The drummer plays the drum during the race.
