1, the origin of zongzi is the earliest sacrificial food: zongzi has a very long history, the earliest is a sacrificial food. Zongzi used as a sacrifice, and not since the original sacrifice Qu Yuan. Zongzi initially used as sacrifices to ancestors and gods. Eastern Jin Fan note "ancestral system" said: "midsummer recommended corn." Explained that there was a summer solstice to the custom of corn sacrifice to ancestors and gods. Corn, that is, horn-shaped dumplings. The so-called 'corner' refers to the highest level of ancient sacrificial offerings for the cow, the shape of the dumplings on behalf of the cow's horns; 'corn' is a yellow sticky rice. Made of grains 'corn' on behalf of the 'Yang' package corn with the 'Mushroom leaves' (zongzi leaves) for the 'yin', the combination of yin and yang, has the effect of driving away evil spirits. The combination of yin and yang has the meaning of driving away evil spirits and praying for peace.

2, zongzi origin of folklore:

(1) According to Tang Shen Ya Zhi "Qu Yuan out of the river" records, Qu Yuan cast the river, people miss him very much, every May 5, will be loaded with food in bamboo tubes, thrown into the water to offer sacrifices. To the Eastern Han Dynasty Jianwu years (22-55 years), Changsha, a person called the district back, suddenly saw in broad daylight the three coccyx doctor Qu Yuan manifestation of the spirit of the sacrificial food was stolen by the dragon, and told him to throw again, must be wrapped in polygonum leaves, and then wrapped in the five-color thread, these things, the dragon is afraid of the scaly, it will not eat. The district back to the encounter told the townspeople, the townspeople will be according to the Qu Yuan command carefully made dumplings. This custom has been carried on to this day. This magical legend, first by the Liang Dynasty writer Wu Jun wrote into a novel, collected in the "continued Qi Harmony". It suggests that the zongzi was a sacrificial food for people to commemorate Qu Yuan, and later became the most important festival food for the Dragon Boat Festival. As to why it was thrown into the water, one theory says that it was given to Qu Yuan to eat, and the other says that "it was made to be thrown into the river in order to feed the scaly dragons." That is to say specifically with dumplings to feed the auger dragon, so that it does not hurt Qu Yuan's body.

(2) Why later wrapped zongzi with mugwort leaves or reed leaves, lotus leaves? The "Record of the Beginning of Learning" has this record: during the Jianwu years of the Han Dynasty, Changsha people dreamed of a man in the evening, claiming to be Sanlu Dafu (Qu Yuan's official name), and said to him: your sacrifices, are stolen by the river scaly dragon, and can be used in the future to wrap it in moxa leaves, will be bundled with five-color silk threads, the scaly dragon is most afraid of these two things. So, people will be wrapped in millet with Mushroom leaves, made into corn, handed down from generation to generation, and gradually developed into our country's Dragon Boat Festival food.