Description:

Occurring on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival is one of the three most important holidays in China.

The festival’s origins include warding off disease and pestilence during the warmth of summer. The tradition of brightly colored dragon boats racing to the strong beat of drums occurs all over China every year.

Learn more about the holiday, traditions and related topics while exploring with your family the MoonRattles Dragon Boat Festival Activity Guide.

The activity guide includes short reading sections on different aspects of Dragon Boat Festival, Five Poisonous Creature Festival, Poet's Day, International Children's Day and the Danu Festival as well as family activities, ranging from simple to more involved activities with varying completion times from 15 to 90 minutes.