Duānwǔ Jié

Dunāwǔ Jié, or in my native tongue- Taiwanese, this particular day is called Gōo-lit-tseh because it is held on May 5th of the lunar calendar. Gōo-lit means the fifth day. It is also known as the Dragon Boat Festival to the West.

According to Wikipedia, around this time of the year is when the weather gets unbearably hot and all the vermin are the most active. Therefore, we carry out the rituals to keep all the bugs away.

There are many legends of why we have certain rituals on Dunāwǔ Jié.

I will be sharing two of the most well-known ones - the legend of Qū Yuán and the legend of the White Serpent leading up to Dunāwǔ Jié.