The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, it is on the June 18th of the western calendar.
The Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is quite interesting:
Chu Yuan was a scholarly government official and was respected by many people. However, his rivals were jealous of him and had him framed which led to the emperor’s court disfavor. Chu Yuan was depressed and he took his own life by jumping into the Mi Lo River.
A lot of people went to ride in their boats to try and find him and at the same time throw bamboo leaves filled with cooked rice into the river in order to appease the river dragons.
After this incident, every year people commemorate Chu Yuan with the boat race and by eating rice dumplings.
Quick Tip: this time period has the highest Yang Qi so it would be a good idea to see Dr. Wu so he can bring you good Qi into your body and let the bad Qi out.
