It's Dragon Boat Festival Here in Taiwan (With Pictures) (opens in new tab)

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Hasnep3y ago· 1 in thread

The author says the Hakka are Taiwanese aboriginal people, but I'm not sure they are. They're not recognised as aboriginal by the Taiwanese government [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_indigenous_peoples_of_...

cbilson2y ago

They are absolutely not. The author is clearly confused from drinking too much 雄黃酒 even while claiming the contrary.

lormayna3y ago· 1 in thread

Are the traditions similar in Mainland China?

qingsi3y ago

Yes, very much so.

hbcondo7143y ago

Nice pics, having the Night Markets really adds to the festivities. Here is some info + pics on the dragon boat events here in Southern California:

https://www.scdbc.org/

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