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The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the five most important festivals in Chinese culture. Taking place in early summer, it commemorates the passing of a patriotic poet, who committed suicide more the 2,000 years ago to protest corruption. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated with Dragon Boat races and the eating of sticky rice …
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The Dragon Boat Festival is known as the Tuen Ng Festival in Hong Kong. It commemorates the death of Qu Yuan. It will be celebrated at venues across Hong Kong. Here is a schedule of races and celebrations in 2018
The Grave Sweeping Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Lunar Calendar. On this day, Chinese families gather at the grave sites of their forebears for picnics and to engage in ancestor worship. It is known as Chung Yeung in Hong Kong.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, the Moon Cake Festival, the Lantern Festival, and the Children's Festival, is one of the most important holidays in Greater China and other parts of Asia.