The Dragon Boat Festival, known as "Duanwu Jie" in Mandarin, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The festival is marked by dragon boat races, eating zongzi, and hanging calamus and wormwood.
In Mandarin, "Duanwu Jie" is pronounced as /dwæn wʊ tɕiɛ/. "Dragon Boat Races" is pronounced as /ˈdræɡən ˈboʊt ˈreɪsɪz/ while "Zongzi" is pronounced as /ˈzoʊŋ ziː/. "Calamus" is pronounced as /ˈkæləməs/ and "Wormwood" is pronounced as /ˈwɜrmˌwʊd/.
Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is a vibrant and lively celebration of Chinese culture, with many unique customs and traditions that have been passed down for generations.
