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Dragon Boat Festival(端午节 (Duānwǔ Jié)) in 🇯🇵 Japan
Public Holiday
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National Holiday
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Type
Cultural Celebration
Dragon Boat Festival(端午节 (Duānwǔ Jié)) in Japan
Japan celebrates Tango no Sekku (Children's Day) on May 5th with koinobori (carp streamers) and samurai displays; the Dragon Boat Festival from China influenced early Japanese customs around this date.
About Dragon Boat Festival(端午节 (Duānwǔ Jié))
Traditional Chinese festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month commemorating the poet Qu Yuan, celebrated with dragon boat races, zongzi rice dumplings, and realgar wine.