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Dragon Boat Festival is the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. It is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a history of more than 2,000 years, and is believed to have originated during the Warring States period.

Crowds will gather on beaches and river banks to cheer on rowers paddling furiously to the beat, trying achieve victory in boat races that mark a beloved holiday in Asia, the Dragon Boat Festival.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is one the four major traditional Chinese festivals, making it an important Chinese culture for children to learn. The festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and is a national public holiday in China.

Teams race down rivers in colorful boats shaped like dragons. It is common for teams to have anywhere from 18 to 20 paddlers. The leader sits in the front with a drum and the steerer sits in the back.

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Nandita