Ngga... ini bukan sodaranya si Duan Yu. Ini adl festival Cina yg tgl 5 bulan 5, yg makan bacang itu lho....

BTW, Duan Wu Jie itu Hokkiannnya Toan Go Jit atau Toan Ng Jit seh?

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Duan Wu Jie, commonly known as the Dumpling Festival, is a day for commemorating a Chinese poet Qu Yuan and other national patriots. This day falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and it reminds oneself of one's responsibilities and duties to one's country. Chinese eat rice dumplings and participate in dragon boat competitions on this day.

There was this learned and patriotic poet called Qu Yuan (340 - 278 B.C.) during the period of the Warring States. He was a loyal official in the Chu Kingdom. Evil court officials, who were jealous of Qu Yuan's abilities, influenced the emperor to banish him from Chu Kingdom. During the next 20 years, Qu Yuan travelled widely and wrote poems on what he saw and thought. Qu Yuan was disheartened when he saw the Qin Kingdom conquer the Chu Kingdom. Overwhelmed by misery, Qu Yuan clasped a stone to his chest and plunged into the Mi Luo River in Hunan province. When news of Qu Yuan's suicide reached the fishermen, they set sail to look for his body, hence the tradition of holding dragon boat races. Unfortunately, Qu Yuan's body was nowhere to be found and the people threw rice into the river for Qu Yuan to feed on. Later the local fishermen were told in their dreams that the fishes and other creatures in the river ate the rice instead of Qu Yuan. Thus, the second time they threw rice into the river, they stuffed it into bamboo sections. This later evolved into what Chinese do now: wrap rice in bamboo leaves stuffed with meat, beans, salted egg yolks, mushrooms, etc..

Korean eats different food in Dan Wu Jie.. actually we call it Dahn Oh.

Ttg Qu Yuan...
Udah liat memorialnya Qu Yuan; ada statue-nya di bgn barat East Lake, Wuhan.
Hometown nya Qu Yuan itu Zigui, deket Xiling Gorge - bgn dr the Three Gorges - YangTze river.

Qu Yuan has been called: the father of Chinese poetry, the first known great poet in China, and has become, in the opinion of some, a national culture hero.

Nine Songs
The Great Unity, the Sovereign of the East
On this auspicious day, at the felicitous hour,
Joyously we entertain the sovereign Lord,
With long swords and jade guards in our hands,
With girdles of lapis-lazuli tinkling ling-lang,
We offer jade gifts on mats of fairy grass,
Holding up fragrant grasses and jades.
We pour libations of pepperjuice and cinnamon wine.
The drum-sticks are raised; we beat the drums.
Psalters and zithers unfold in a great harmony.
The ministrants dance in flowing silks and resplendent robes.
A wafting fragrance fills the spaces of the hall,
And the five tones in crowded chorus sing:
Glory and gladness to the happy lord!

...from a website.

mistake!.....but ..it can't be deleted, can it?...