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| The dragon boat participants struggle to win the competition |
To the local Chinese community, the annualDuanwu Festival which falls in the month of Jun is strongly connected to both its cultural and sports aspects.This time of the year is also slotted for the famous Chinese glutinous rice known as kuih Chang.The festival, also known to Malaccans as the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional and statutory holiday originating in China that has eventually spread to the shores of Southeast Asia.The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar on which the Chinese calendar is based
The focus of the celebrations includes eating rice dumplingszongzi, drinking Chinese tea and racing dragon boats.
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