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Dragon boat festival
Time: May 5 every lunar year
Location: all China
Resource: during Zhanguo Dynasty, the patriotic rhymist -Quyuan was run into the Miluo River with big stone in May 5 because of banishment by Chu emperor. in order to avoid his body was ate by sea animals, People are make glutinous rice dumplings covered by lotus leaves and throw into river, this activities is become a traditional civilian festival.
Activities: commemorate the great rhymist, people eat glutinous rice dumplings and hold dragon boat competitionin order to pray and in this day, also drink realgar wine, hang fragrant bag, insert Changpu flower, and so on.
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