Dragon boat festival

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Chinese Language & Taiwanese Culture

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Ting Li

Duanwu or Dragon boat festival is a traditional Chinese Holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian Calendar.

Egg balancing. Egg balancing is a traditional Chinese practice that happens on the 5th May lunar year noon time, and it was said that thie day the sun is at the celestial longitude of 315 degrees and the eggs are easily balanced on this day.