Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Iraq, Namibia

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Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Iraq, Namibia

STORY: Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Iraq, Namibia DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Baghdad, Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of making zongzivarious of dragon boat racevarious of the event held in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 1(Chinese): WANG LIZIHAO, Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd, Iraq BranchSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): SAJJAD AL-QAZAZ, Member of the Iraqi-Chinese Associationvarious of students of the local Confucius Institute making zongziSOUNDBITE 3(English): GABRIELLA STADHAUER, Student, University of Namibia's Confucius Institute STORYLINE: Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It fell on Friday this year. The traditional Chinese festival is not only celebrated by people in China, but also by overseas Chinese and those who love Chinese culture. In Baghdad, the Iraqi-Chinese Friendship Association held a Zongzi-making activity on Saturday, attracting many participants. SOUNDBITE 1(Chi

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