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Happy Dumpling Festival (a.k.a Dragon Boat Festival)!!!

端午节

I'm not sure whether how many of you have heard/know about the legend of the dumpling festival.
My dad told me about it when i was young and my primary school teacher taught us the same story too. Well, that's the advantage for going to a Chinese school as we were able to learn the Chinese traditions, cultures and history. And, it's interesting : )

Dumpling festival is traditionally celebrate on fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese Lunar Calender and basically it's to commemorate the death of a Chinese scholar, Qu Yuan. However, Qu Yuan drowned himself into the Milo River in order to protest against injustice and corruption . People wanted to save Qu Yuan's body from being eaten by the fish so they threw the rice dumplings into the river and started to beat the gongs and drums. And, this is how Dragon Boat Festival/Dumpling Festival was began : )

By the way, I'll be having a reunion dinner for this Dumpling Festival at gradpa house later.

Enjoy ya ; )