The Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, which is in late May or June on the Gregorian calendar. It is one of the most important festivals in China, and is also celebrated in other parts of East Asia, such as Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.
Dragon Boat Festival in China
The festival commemorates the death of the Chinese poet Qu Yuan (340–278 BC), who drowned himself in the Miluo River in protest against the corruption of the government. According to legend, people raced dragon boats in the river to try to save him, and they also threw rice dumplings into the water to feed the fish so that they would not eat Qu Yuan's body.
Today, the Dragon Boat Festival is a time for family gatherings, feasting, and dragon boat racing. Dragon boat racing is a competitive sport that involves teams of people paddling long, narrow boats that are decorated with dragon heads and tails. The races are often held on rivers or lakes, and they can be very exciting to watch.
In addition to dragon boat racing, other traditional activities associated with the Dragon Boat Festival include eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine, and hanging mugwort and calamus. Zongzi are believed to have originated as a way to prevent people from drowning, and they are still a popular food during the festival today. Realgar wine is a traditional Chinese medicine that is believed to ward off evil spirits, and mugwort and calamus are plants that are thought to have medicinal properties.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a time for people to come together and celebrate their culture and heritage. It is a time for families to gather, for friends to race dragon boats, and for everyone to enjoy the delicious food that is associated with the festival.
Here are some other interesting facts about the Dragon Boat Festival:
· The festival is also known as the Duanwu Festival, which means "Double Fifth" in Chinese.
· The color red is associated with the Dragon Boat Festival, and people often wear red clothing or decorate their homes with red objects.
· The number five is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture, and it is often seen in the decorations and activities associated with the Dragon Boat Festival.
· The Dragon Boat Festival is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Guangdong Foshan Yuejiaxin Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. In order to let employees celebrate the festive season and feel the festive atmosphere, and continue the past intimate tradition of "welfare arrives every festive season", Foshan Yuejiaxin Wire and Cable Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yuejiaxin Company") ”) Adhering to humanistic care, under the unified arrangement of the company, on the afternoon of June 20th, all employees were given out the Dragon Boat Festival benefits, and sent holiday condolences and blessings.
The gift is full of the company's full festival care and deep blessings for employees. Yue Jiaxin Company always puts "people-oriented" at the top of its core business philosophy, and runs through the entire process of enterprise development and management. Every major festival such as the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival They all attach great importance to them, and they will send holiday condolences and real gifts to employees, create a harmonious atmosphere with caring care, improve employees' sense of happiness and satisfaction, and add impetus to the development of the company.
Heart is like glutinous rice, the more sticky it is, the tighter it is; love is like zong leaves, the more it is cooked, the more fragrant it becomes. Guangdong YueJiaxin Company and all its staff sincerely wish everyone happiness and good health during the Dragon Boat Festival.
