dragon boat festival

Dragon Boating History

Dragon Boating dashing started over a long time back on the banks of the life-supporting streams in the valleys of southern China as a richness custom idea to carry best of luck to the approaching harvest season. To give the festival dual meaning, a second story was added over time. Rumors have spread far and wide suggesting that Qu Yuan, an extraordinary fighter and writer hurled himself in the waterway Mi Lo, as a dissent against the political debasement of the day.

Individuals cherished Qu Yuan without a doubt and dashed out in their fishing boats to the center of the waterway in a vain endeavor to save him. They beat on drums and sprinkled their paddles in the water, attempting to ward off the winged serpents that involved the streams.