{"id":12128,"date":"2020-06-22T21:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T16:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/?p=12128"},"modified":"2020-06-22T21:57:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T16:27:13","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dragon-boat-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dragon-boat-festival","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About the Dragon Boat Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dragon-boat-festival\/#The_Legend\" >The Legend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dragon-boat-festival\/#The_Traditions\" >The Traditions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dragon-boat-festival\/#Where_to_Celebrate\" >Where to Celebrate?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dragon-boat-festival\/#What_to_Eat\" >What to Eat?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-dragon-boat-festival\/#Mingle_with_the_Locals\" >Mingle with the Locals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A m\u00e9lange of colours and culture, the Dragon Boat Festival is symbolic of the rich Asian heritage. The festival is known by different names, such as Double Fifth Festival, Duanwu or Tuen Ng Festival and is observed annually on the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> day of the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lunar month. A tradition of more than 2000 years, the festival is celebrated with much passion and is known all over the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read further for everything that you must know about this vibrant festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Legend\"><\/span><b>The Legend<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dragon Boat Festival is commemorated for Qu Yuan, a Chinese patriotic poet who was a minister in the State of Chu. Father of great poetic masterpieces, Qu Yuan, was exiled by the king. Faithful to his country, he drowned himself on the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> day of the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lunar month, thus, giving birth to a popular festival. The prominence of Dragon in the festival signifies power and control over rivers and rainfall.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Traditions\"><\/span><b>The Traditions<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A long line of customs and traditions, such as eating <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zhang<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (sticky rice dumplings), Dragon boat racing, operas and boxing shows held on a boat, mark the fervent celebrations. Apart from this, popular customs in countries like Taiwan also include egg balancing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_Celebrate\"><\/span><b>Where to Celebrate?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the festival originated in China, the celebrations extend to nearby Asian countries as well. The Dragon Boat Festival in Singapore witnesses some of the most zealous merriments. If you\u2019re planning to attend the festival, you may relish enthralling boat races at Bedok Reservoir, Kallang River and DBS Marina Regatta.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Eat\"><\/span><b>What to Eat?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zhang<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the staple food of the fiesta but don\u2019t you worry, the various iterations that have developed over the years never fail to delight. Try the different <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zhang<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with meat or fruits filled in the centre. Complement your meal with the delicious Realgar Wine, which is believed to ward off evils and diseases. An alcoholic beverage with great health benefits, now that\u2019s something.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mingle_with_the_Locals\"><\/span><b>Mingle with the Locals<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dress in traditional clothing (easy to obtain during the festival) and carry perfume pouches on your neck for protection against evil. Apart from this, you\u2019ll notice the wide implementation of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mugwort <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calamus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leaves for various mythological purposes during the fiesta. So while you\u2019re busy revelling the Dragon Boat Festival in Singapore, do get some of these local herbs and try them yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have virtually celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival with us, are you ready to attend and celebrate it in real life?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A m\u00e9lange of colours and culture, the Dragon Boat Festival is symbolic of the rich Asian heritage. The festival is known by different names, such as Double Fifth Festival, Duanwu or Tuen Ng Festival and is observed annually on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. 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