Vancouver’s Dragon Boat Festival Honours Tradition While Showcasing Local Diversity

Photo: Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival

The Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival, taking place June 24-26, 2022, exuberantly brings together athleticism, cultural heritage, art, and music.

The origins of the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival go back 4000 to 5000 years in China. “The Dragon Boat Festival is an interpretation of an ancient Chinese festival called the Double Fifth Festival,” says Dominic Lai, Development, Marketing, and Operations Director of Dragon Boat BC. The name comes from the fact that it was held on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. According to Lai, the Double Fifth Festival occurred at the start of the harvest

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