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| The highlights of their celebrations include eating zongzi, glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a pyramid, racing dragon boats and sticking mugwort leaves on their doors. |
| The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar. |
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The 5th of the 5th lunar month. Hang moxa stick and calamus outside of house, have a dragon boat race, eat glutinous rice dumpling and drink realgar liquor etc.
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Dragon Boat Race, a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) painting. One of the streamers in the painting bears the characters meaning "a long, long life to his majesty", prompting the assumption that the race is being held to celebrate the empernr's birthday. |
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