People prepare for upcoming Dragon Boat Festival across China

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People make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is one of China's major traditional holidays, falling on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, which falls on June 10 this year. It is celebrated to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), and has now become a national holiday when people enjoy eating Zongzi and watch dragon boat races.