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Dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival Three dragon boats with paddlers in a race on a lake, with a grassy shoreline in the background. Red and yellow buoys mark the course. Qu Yuan, the poet whose tragic death is commemorated in the Dragon Boat Festival Here there be dragons! Yummy zongzi
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Dragon Boat Festival: References & Edit History

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  • Laura Payne
    Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne State University linguistics instructor.
  • Charles Preston
    Charles Preston is Associate Editor for Religion at Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Dec 19, 2024
Add new Web site: National Library Board Singapore - Dragon Boat Festival. Sep 06, 2024
New article added. Jun 06, 2024
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