The Dragon Boat Festival (which falls on the 5th day of the 5th month in Chinese Lunar Calendar) originally commemorated the ancient patriotic Chinese poet Qu Yuan, who protested corruption by drowning himself.
農曆五月初五是紀念愛國詩人屈原投江自盡的日子。
Today, the celebrations revolve round the hugely popular Macao International Dragon Boat Races contested in late May or June on Nam Van Lake on the historic Praia Grande shorefront.
這天澳門粽子飄香,精彩的國際龍舟比賽最受注目,是澳門端午節最精彩的盛事。
Many local and foreign teams participate in various men’s and women’s divisions, making the medal haul wide and diverse in what has become one of the international sporting community’s favourite outdoor parties in Macao.
澳門及各地龍舟好手在南灣湖內奮勇前進,觀眾的吶喊聲、喧天的鑼鼓聲和飄揚的彩旗,令一向平靜的南灣湖滿載熱鬧氣氛。
Date: June 4, 5, 9, 2016
Venue:Nam Van Lake Nautical Center.
Website: http://www.sport.gov.mo/en/sites/dragonboat_sp
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