Why do you eat zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival?

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China. Every year on the fifth day of May, there are legends as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a festival set up to commemorate Qu Yuan. Legend has it that Qu Yuan committed suicide by throwing himself into a river. After his death, his soul turned into rice dumplings and was thrown into the river.

Eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is related to its origin, but eating zongzi is not just to commemorate Qu Yuan, it also has certain cultural connotations and symbolic meanings. First of all, the zongzi is tied together by bamboo leaves, which surround the zongzi and protect the food inside from the outside world. In addition, the bamboo leaves also have the meaning of “lifting up the pole”, expressing the vision of the rise of the Chinese nation. Secondly, there are many kinds of fillings for zongzi, such as chicken zongzi, meat zongzi, vegetarian zongzi and so on. Represents vegetarian culture and religious culture.

Eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is not only to commemorate Qu Yuan, but also a cultural inheritance, with its special historical significance and cultural connotation. Eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history and special cultural connotation. It not only represents the culture of the Chinese nation, but also represents the glory and tradition of the Chinese nation.