KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has extended his greetings to the Chinese community in the country celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. Happy Dragon Boat festival," he said on Twitter. The festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The festival commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan. It is a celebration where many eat zongzi or rice dumplings and race their dragon boats, among the many activities lined up for the occasion.

Source: The Star May 30, 2017 06:22 UTC