'Everything you need to know about Dragon Boat Festival or also called Tuen Ng Festival (端午節), or Duanwu Festival! This is an annual festival that is based on the lunar calendar and there are regional variations on the different traditions, the different fillings in the zong zi (sticky rice dumplings), festivities and rituals For the sake of our video, we will have more localised information about how we celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong. In order to help you find the information you need quickly, here are some chapter markers: 0:00 start 0:16 When is Dragon Boat Festival? 0:51 What is Dragon Boat Festival & How do we celebrate it? 1:29 What is the Dragon Boat Festival Story or Legend associated it with it? Origin story. 3:12 What are the common zong types? 4:42 Dragon Boat Racing & celebrations. Where in Hong Kong? 6:31 Seven Taboos of the Tai O Dragon Boat Racers 8:20 Olden Day Rituals of the Dragon Boat Festival 9:29 Egg Balancing (Standing) Challenge of Dragon Boat Festival 10:27 Where to buy zong (sticky rice dumplings)? 10:58 How do you cook zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)? 12:10 What\'s inside a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) 13:24 Zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) taste test! POSTPONEMENT OF DRAGON BOAT FESTIVITIES AND RACES DUE TO COVID-19 IN HONG KONG: Please note that due to COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, the Stanley Dragon Boat Races have been postponed and if you want more information, they have their own website: http://www.dragonboat.org.hk/?q=en/home. There are also other places in other various parts in Hong Kong that hold Dragon Boat Races. Please also note that the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade of 2020 has also largely been cancelled this year, though certain rituals may still go on. I enquired with them and they were not able to give me any clearer information on the day that this video was aired. If you would like more information, please call the number listed here: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/seasia/see-do/culture-heritage/living-culture/tai-o-dragon-boat-water-parade.jsp WHERE I GOT MY ZONG(S)/STICKY RICE DUMPLINGS: Traditional ones (around $20 HKD each): Starz Kitchen 1/F, Holiday Inn Express, 33 Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay Fusion ones (around $50-$60 HKD each): Tai Hing (locations everywhere Hong Kong) Shop C, G/F, Shung Lan Mansion, 17-21 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay Please note that these zong(s) are Cantonese style, there are Hakka style, Chiu Chow Style, Singaporean style, etc. The list goes on! WHERE YOU SHOULD TRY ZONG(S) IN HONG KONG: Mrs. Chung Home Made Kitchen (Private kitchen - they use actual wood fire to boil the water to cook the zongs!) https://m.facebook.com/mrschunghomemadekitchen/ 美其香餅家 (no English name) G/F, 27E Hing Wah St, Cheung Sha Wan Shanghai New Sam Yung Market (Shanghai style) 49-51 Hau Wong Rd, Kowloon City - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIND US: IG | https://www.instagram.com/ilikefishballs WEBSITE | https://www.humidwithachanceoffishballs.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - About HUMID WITH A CHANCE OF FISHBALLS TOURS: “If you like our name, you’ll like our tours” is their motto. Founded in late 2016, Humid with a Chance of Fishballs Tours is a small grassroots independent company that strives to offer authentic and off-the-beaten path tours so tourists and expats alike can get a taste and glimpse of true local life in Hong Kong. As of February 1, 2019, they have amassed over 460 reviews on TripAdvisor with a 98% 5-star rating and are currently ranked #5 out of 202 companies for the Best Tours in Hong Kong. We run tours in Hong Kong for people that truly want to see the real, true, local and authentic sides of Hong Kong. No, we are not like Mainland China and no, we don\'t eat bats, civets, and dogs - we can explain all that during the tour. The stories and information we want to share is about the hole-in-the-wall owners, and about the local foods that have so much history and importance to Hong Kong. We go into shops that don\'t speak a lick of English, because we bridge the gap between the West and the East. Eat through Hong Kong\'s heritage, culture and tradition with us! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - More detailed information on tours and booking | https://www.humidwithachanceoffishballs.com/hong-kong-tours/food-tours/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #tuenngfestival #dragonboatfestival #zongzi'
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