They didn't get a chance to spend Dragon Boat Festival with their families, but that seems to be the way it is with the new festivals: Traditional holidays emphasize reuniting with family, but these new events call people away to celebrate with strangers and share in a public memory.
但這好像就是新節慶的特色：舊節慶強調家族凝聚，為了慎終追遠而齊聚一堂敬謹過節；現代的各式新節慶，卻是藉著活動把人們帶離家園，讓人們和一大堆陌生人共度一段快樂時光，營造一份更深廣的共同記憶。