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Dragon Boat Festival — (Duanwujie) For the Duanwu festival, people make glutinous rice rolls (zongzi) and hold dragon boat races. The traditional explanation of this festival is that these acts are performed in honour of the poet and minister (and patriot) Qu Yuan, who … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
dragon boat festival — noun Usage: usually capitalized D&B&F : a Chinese festival held just before the summer solstice that has as its chief event a race among long narrow boats resembling dragons … Useful english dictionary
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York — The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is an annual sporting and multicultural event held in August on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York to celebrate the fifth moon (or the fifth month) of the lunar calendar … Wikipedia
Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival — The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival or Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival takes place every June at False Creek in Vancouver. It is the largest and oldest Dragon Boat Festival outside of Asia. It was founded in 1986 by Honourable… … Wikipedia
Houston Dragon Boat Festival — Infobox festival festival name = Houston Dragon Boat Festival caption = location = Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas years active = 2001 present dates = first weekend of May genre = dragon boat racing website = http://www.texasdragonboat.com/may/The… … Wikipedia
Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival — is a dragon boat festival held annually in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The festival, held every July since 2002 at Henderson Park, attracts over 40 teams throughout Alberta.External links* [http://www.lethbridgedragonfest.ca/ Lethbridge Dragon… … Wikipedia
Dragon boat — This article is about Dragon boats and racing. For the festivals and holidays associated with dragon boats, see Duanwu Festival. Dragon boat Traditional Chinese 龍舟 Simplified Chinese 龙舟 … Wikipedia
Dragon Boat (discipline) — Bateau dragon (discipline) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bateau dragon. Un bateau dragon Le bateau dragon est un sport nautique … Wikipédia en Français
Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival — Intense competition at the Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival The Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival is a yearly event that attracts 5500 paddlers and over 70,000 spectators in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Historically, it is part of a Chinese tradition… … Wikipedia
Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival — The Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (TIDBRF), is an annual dragon boat regatta, first held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1988. It developed from the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival held in Vancouver, BC. An associated … Wikipedia
