FÊTE DES BATEAUX DRAGONS
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This festival commemorates the suicide of the poet Qu Yuen from the Kingdom of Chu. Boat races are organised in his honour.
This festival is held on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. It honors the suicide of Qu Yuan, poet and minister of the ancient Chinese kingdom of Chu. He threw himself into the Miluo River to protest against the king's corruption and misrule. Legend has it that the local population played drums to scare away the fish and threw rice balls into the water to prevent him from being eaten. Today, to commemorate this tragedy, gelatinous rice cakes are eaten and boat races are organized. It will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
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