The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Tuen Ng Festival, Duanwu Festival, or Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese calendar. It is observed in several Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and is also celebrated by Chinese communities in Malaysia, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian nations. The festival commemorates the death of Qu Yan, a revered Chinese poet and minister who drowned himself in the Miluo River as a protest against corruption. Villagers attempted to save him, leading to customs such as racing boats to retrieve his body and throwing sticky rice into the water to ward off fish and evil spirits. These practices evolved into dragon boat races and the preparation of zongzi, traditional sticky rice dumplings eaten during the festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is recognized as an official public holiday in some regions.