Dragon boat festival goes back to 2000 years ago in China. Nowadays in Canada ad USA both celebrate t some times in October.
May 26th was Dragon Boat festival in China, which in lunar calendar is 5th day of 5th month .Basically this time was the time farmers celebrate of having a rainy , summer for their crops and harvest time. This time is actually associated with summer solstice.
As traditionally China has a legendary story about this festival which says: there was a wise man who advised the king how to keep peace in the country and save China from the enemies warrior, but King was haughty and exile him from China .
He was totally upset and drown himself in the river. people who knew him and respect him as a great noble and hero went to the river and used the boating ,paddling in order to find him and keep the Dragon of river away from him, it didn’t work Chinese eat rice and on that time they used to wrap it with leaves and still this tradition exist.( Sticky rice in green leaves)which tasty in fact.
They throw food and rice into river to feed the fish and dragon and keep them away from his body. They used 5 colors to scare the sea animals and nowadays still they make bracelets and kids wear it on their wrist to keep them healthy and safe from evil spirit.
These days in so many small cities in China still go to the river and celebrate it ,but mostly consider as a fun day and having picnic and going out with family and eat sticky rice and cakes .
Me and Wijbren were passing our great time in the mountain climbing up and hanging metal Chinese wire in rocky mountain.
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