Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Had Zongzi Yet?
Happy Dragon Boat Festival! What are YOUR traditions during this festive season?
By Melody Oei — 10 Jun 2013, 11:48 AM — Updated over 10 years ago
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They are not pyramids, but they hold as much legend, maybe even more..
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Dragon Boat racing and the legend of Qu Yuan
The Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival, Duānwǔ Jié, Double Fifth, Tuen Ng Jit) is a traditional holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan (Chu Yuan). The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar.
timeanddate.comThe Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many eat rice dumplings (zongzi), drink realgar wine (xiaohuangjiu), and race dragon boats. All of these activities and games were regarded by the ancients as an effective way of preventing disease, evil, while promoting good health.
travelchinaguide.comMany believe that the Dragon Boat Festival originated in ancient China based on the suicide of the poet and statesman of the Chu kingdom, Qu Yuan in 278 BCE. His intellectual ways antagonized other court officials, thus they accused him of false charges of conspiracy and he was exiled by the king.
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What's the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival about?
The Dragon Boat races have been a part of Penang's heritage and culture for decades. The 2013 Penang International Dragon Boat Festival (PIDBF) took place at the Teluk Bahang Dam on 8-9 June 2013.
Local authorities in Penang recognised the Dragon Boat race as a sporting task at some point around 1934. When the race was formally held for the initial time to celebrate the George Town Municipal Council's 100th anniversary in 1956, it became the first to be held outside the coasts of China.
penangmalaysia.netPHOTOS: Penang International Dragon Boat Festival
Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival, photos by Pek Min Han.
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Photos from the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013, photos by Pek Min Han.
Image via akamaihd.net23 local and international teams from Australia, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Penang and other states in Malaysia participated in the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival (PIDBF) this year.
Remembering 19-year-old dragon boat official who was found dead in 2012
The body of a 19-year-old youth was found after he went missing while swimming at the Teluk Bahang dam. Jason Isaac Fletcher was an official of the dragon boat festival.
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Back in the day, 1986:
Gurney Drive 1986, Team Forward (the only team that remains active up till today), young sailors, Pantai Molek rowers, Bagan jermal, csc, jaws etc. Photo from Ang Choon Sim, FB.
Image via akamaihd.net10 June 2013: Zongzi-making contest in Malaysia to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival
![Contestants make Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]](https://images.says.com/uploads/story_source/source_image/77926/c9ec.jpeg)
Contestants make Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]
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A woman teaches the techniques of making Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival -- Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
Image via peopledaily.com.cn![A contestant makes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]](https://images.says.com/uploads/story_source/source_image/77922/452e.jpeg)
A contestant makes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]
Image via cri.cn![Judges try out and give marks to Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]](https://images.says.com/uploads/story_source/source_image/77920/b5b0.jpeg)
Judges try out and give marks to Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]
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A contestant makes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival -- Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
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A contestant makes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival -- Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
Image via peopledaily.com.cn![A 6-year-old contestant makes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]](https://images.says.com/uploads/story_source/source_image/77914/46aa.jpeg)
A 6-year-old contestant makes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, during a contest in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 9, 2013. The contest was held by a local Chinese association to promote the traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day on the fifth month on the lunar calendar. [Photo: Xinhua]
Image via cri.cnZongzi is a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. A zongzi-making contest, held in celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival, was held by a local Chinese association in Malaysia on 9 June 2013.
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