Charlotte Dragon Boat Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the sport of dragon boat racing in our region.
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Dragon boat racing began over 2,300 years ago on the life-sustaining rivers in the valleys of southern China as a fertility rite to ensure plentiful crops. The first participants were superstitious and held their celebration on the fifth day of the of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar (summer solstice). The race was held to avert misfortune and encourage the rains needed for prosperity and the object of their worship was the dragon.