It is also referred to in some English sources as Double Fifth Festival which alludes to the day on which the festival is celebrated, according to the Chinese calendar. The English language name for the holiday is Dragon Boat Festival, used as the official English translation of the holiday by the People's Republic of China. In September 2009, UNESCO officially approved its inclusion in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, becoming the first Chinese holiday to be selected. The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival integrating worship of gods and ancestors, praying for good luck and warding off evil spirits, celebrating, entertainment and eating. The Dragon Boat Festival ( simplified Chinese: 端午节 traditional Chinese: 端午節 pinyin: Duānwǔ Jié) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar.Ī commemoration of the ancient poet Qu Yuan, the holiday is celebrated by holding dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings called zongzi. "The very mid point of the year Festival" Tango no sekku, Dano, Tết Đoan Ngọ, Yukka Nu Hii Dragon boat racing, consumption of realgar wine and zongzi
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