The Dragon and Boat Festival

Hi ,friends,today is the Dragon and Boat Festival in china ,which is in the 5th of the 5th lunar moth.As for its orgion,which can date back to more than 2000 years. There was a famous patriotic poet named QU Yuan who jumped into the miluo river in China in order to show his love for his country and emper.Later we chinese peole created a festival to memory him. We all eat a kinf of food named zongzi and hold dragon boat competition,haha ,though i don not like zongzi very much ,but i like it that we can have one day off in the Dragon and Boat Festival !Friends,do you have any special festivals like this?Why not tell me something about your culture!