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title: "Dragon Boat Festival 2027: Date, Greetings and Words in Chinese (端午节)"
description: "Dragon Boat Festival 2027 is on Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. Dragon boat races and zongzi, in memory, the story goes, of the poet Qu Yuan. Its greetings and words in Chinese, with pinyin and audio."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

Wednesday, 9 June 2027 · in 225 days

Dragon boat races and zongzi, in memory, the story goes, of the poet Qu Yuan.

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duānwǔjié端午节kuàilè快乐！

Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

duānwǔ端午ānkāng安康！

Wishing you good health this Dragon Boat Festival.

duānwǔjié端午节yào要chī吃zòngzi粽子。

At the Dragon Boat Festival you eat zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.

hé河shàng上yǒurén有人zài在sàilóngzhōu赛龙舟。

People are racing dragon boats on the river.

## When is Dragon Boat Festival 2027?

Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. In 2028 it is on Tuesday, 27 June 2028.

## How do you say Happy Dragon Boat Festival in Chinese?

端午节快乐 (duānwǔjié kuàilè). Press Play to hear it, then say it with the voice.

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Dates from the Hong Kong Observatory’s calendar tables; pinyin from our own reader.