The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon in memory of an ancient Chinese poet who committed suicide by jumping into a river rather than compromise his honour.The festival has developed into a joyous event characterised by dragon boat races and rice dumplings wrapped in lotus leaves.农历五月初五是端午节.这个节日是纪念中国古代爱国诗人屈原,他为了保存气节而投江自尽,后来该节日成为龙舟竞渡和吃粽子的欢乐日子.
