Le festival des bateaux-dragons
The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on May 5th on the lunar calendar. It is a folk festival that has been extensively circulated for more than 2000 years and is one of the four traditional festivals in China. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival covers ancient astrological culture, humanistic philosophy and other aspects, containing a deep and rich cultural connotation. It also contains numerous legends. Some people believe that the Dragon Boat Festival is in honour of the poet Qu Yuan, while others think that it is in honor of…