Dragon Boat Festival in China - 2023
22 Jun 2023, Thursday
The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Duanwu Festival in China. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
How many days ago was Dragon Boat Festival 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was Dragon Boat Festival 2023?
10 Months, 4 Days
How many weeks ago was Dragon Boat Festival 2023?
44 Weeks, 1 Days
How many days ago was Dragon Boat Festival 2023?
309 Days
How many hours ago was Dragon Boat Festival 2023?
7,416 Hours
How many minutes ago was Dragon Boat Festival 2023?
444,960 Minutes
When was Dragon Boat Festival in China 2023?
22 June 2023, Thursday
About: Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival 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. The holiday commemorates the ancient poet Qu Yuan, and is celebrated by holding dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings called zongzi. Dragon Boat Festival integrates folk practice, including the worship of gods and ancestors, praying for good luck and to ward off evil spirits, celebrating, entertainment, and eating. 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.
Observed by | Chinese |
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Type | Cultural |
Observances | Dragon boat racing, consumption of realgar wine and zongzi |
Date | Fifth day of the fifth lunar month (May 5th of the Chinese calendar) |
date | Fifth day of the fifth lunar month (May 5th of the Chinese calendar) |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Tango no sekku, Dano, Tết Đoan Ngọ, Yukka Nu Hii |
Wikidata description | Chinese festival |
Wikidata id | Q1254268 |
Wikidata label | Duanwu Festival |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Dragon Boat Festival (2023) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | China | 22 Jun, Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
2 | Hong Kong | 22 Jun, Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
3 | Macau | 22 Jun, Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
4 | Taiwan | 22 Jun, Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |