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It's Dragon Boat Festival Here in Taiwan (With Pictures) (jjpryor.substack.com)
37 points by 4monthsaway 1088 days ago
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Hasnep 1087 days ago
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_...

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cbilson 1083 days ago
They are absolutely not. The author is clearly confused from drinking too much 雄黃酒 even while claiming the contrary.
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hbcondo714 1087 days 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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lormayna 1087 days ago
Are the traditions similar in Mainland China?
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qingsi 1087 days ago
Yes, very much so.
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