Ready, set, row! A quick Dragon Boat Festival quiz

The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In 2026, it will be observed on June 19. 

The festival is marked by a variety of customs, including eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves), wearing protective sachets and five-colored bracelets, hanging mugwort and calamus, and watching exciting dragon boat races.

Join Yiming from China and Tudor from the U.K. as they visit an international dragon boat team in Beijing and challenge paddlers from Japan and the U.S. with a fun quiz about the Dragon Boat Festival. From the legend of patriotic poet Qu Yuan and dragon boat racing to zongzi and traditional customs, discover how much they know about this beloved Chinese festival.

Click to watch and see how much you know about the Dragon Boat Festival!