Dragon Boat Festival to Be Held for 1st Time in Mount Hope, Orange County

Dragon Boat Festival to Be Held for 1st Time in Mount Hope, Orange County
Mount Hope Town Park in Otisville, N.Y., on May 28, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times
Sophia Lam
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A local group that promotes traditional Chinese culture and values will host a Dragon Boat Festival in the Town of Mount Hope on June 18. Organizers said that the event, which coincides with Father’s Day, will offer a fun and unique experience for the whole family.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duan Wu Festival, actually falls on June 22, four days after Father’s Day, this year; the holiday falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.