Dragon Boat Festival

China's Dragon Boat Festival is a very well-known holiday.

When is it celebrated?

• 22th of June

• It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar calendar

• Usually on 5th of May

The Dragon Boat Festival it's a movable holiday.

• True

• False

Dragon Boat Festival was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in:

• 1997

• 1999

• 2000

• 2009

Dragon boat races evolved into international sporting events.

Do they also take place in the USA, Canada and Poland?

• Yes

• No

According to the legend, who Qu Yuan was by profession?

• A fisherman

• A natural scientist

• A patriotic poet

• A soldier

Why local people were throwing rice dumplings into the water?

• To feed Qu Yuan

• They wanted to commemorate Qu Yuan, because it was his favourite dish

• To keep fish and turtles away from eating Qu Yuan's body

• They were overcooked, so they couldn't eat them

Glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves are named:

• Qu Yuan

• Jujube

• Zongzi

• Wufangzhai

Jiaoshu is the ancient name of zongzi. What filling zongzi may have?

• jujube and bean paste

• fresh fish and turtles meat

• chestnut and salted egg yolk

• fresh meat/ham and vegetables