首届亚裔之友端午文化节

Sunday, June 12, 2022

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

37th Ave(In Between Main & 138th Street)

Flushing, NY 11354

【The History and Significance of the Dragon Boat Festival Celebration】

The Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient Chinese tradition that dates back to more than 2,000 years. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year.

The Dragon Boat Festival is the first festival after the beginning of summer. People used to think that when the temperature rises, so begins a period of frequent diseases. Therefore, it is customary to hang wormwood and sprinkle realgar in front of entrances to repel diseases, prevent mosquitoes, ward off evil spirits, and expel plagues, making the festival a day to rid bad luck.

Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival is also a way for people to pray for agricultural harvest, good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people, as well as to express people's good wishes.

Today, the Dragon Boat Festival is a highly popular festival among Chinese and even Southeast Asian countries. In September 2009, the Dragon Boat Festival was officially reviewed and approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as one of the World's Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Significance: It reflects that the new city government attaches great importance to the contribution of Asians to American society. The series of activities held have also become a show of tolerance and multiculturalism in American society. Such celebrations enhance mutual understanding among various ethnic groups, and encourage more Asian ethnic groups to serve the community and contribute to the larger society.

The day's program will include dance performances, float parade, dragon-lion dance, distribution of zongzi, salted eggs, wormwood...