They call it the Dragon Boat Festival because dragons are their favourite animal. The fronts of the boats are carved into a dragon’s head and the back is a scaly tail. The dragons are brought to life by painting their eyes in a special ceremony. This festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is also know as double fifth day. They hope the celebration will protect them from evil and disease for the rest of the year. They eat food, dress up in red clothing and perform dragon dances and get to use umbrellas.
By The Celebration Group (SA)
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Wow - there is more the dragon boat festival than I know. Well done for putting in lots of information. I am a little confused, though, and perhaps you can change this on your report. The thing that I am unsure of is who you are talking about when you say "they."
-Mrs P
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