Washington DC Dragon Boat Festival

The 22nd annual DC Dragon Boat Festival has been rescheduled for May 31st. Please look for additional details as we get closer to the race date. <a href="http://dcdragonboatfestival.com/">RACE SCHEDULE</a> Eye Dotting Ceremony The Eye-Dotting Ceremony awakens the sleeping dragons and resuscitates the dragon boats with good spirits to provide ultimate enjoyment for all the racers. Lion Dance The lion is a symbol of "strength, courage and wisdom." The lion dance is performed during lunar New Years, openings of stores or restaurants, weddings, and various other celebrations and festivals (such as dragon boat festivals). The dance is to ward off any evil spirits and demons, so as to bring good luck, happiness and prosperity. Zhong Zi Zhong zi is a traditional Chinese food, made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. Zhong zi are traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. According to legend, packets of rice were thrown into the river to prevent the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body after jumping into the Mei Lo River. This is the basis of zhong zi being included in modern day dragon boat festivals.

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