Kuanmiao District Library: Chinese Picture Book Storytelling - Dragon Boat Festival

Every Dragon Boat Festival, people eat zongzi and race dragon boats to commemorate Ch'u Yuan (屈原). Households also hang mugwort and calamus at their doors, symbolizing the warding off of evil and praying for peace and health. The Dragon Boat Festival is not just a day for eating zongzi; it is a festival full of courage, patriotism, and blessings!