Today is the annual traditional festival - Dragon Boat Festival. In this ancient festival, people wrap dumplings, dragon boat racing, everywhere overflowing with a strong festive atmosphere. The Dragon Boat Festival in our family can be all full and cozy oh!
A few days in advance mom bought dumpling leaves, dates, peanuts, and sausages. The whole family got up early in the morning to start wrapping dumplings, dumplings look simple, wrapped up can be a little difficult, I managed to wrap up a dumpling, but like a "wounded soldier", east and west, it is not easy to hold up and down. Mom look at the dumplings do not look like take over the dumpling leaves to teach me: "package dumplings first of all to have patience can not be anxious, the leaves up and down stacked, pay attention to do not take the opposite, the dumplings near the tip of the leaf half folded into a triangular bucket mounted, palms upward with the thumbs to pressure folded over the tip of the leaf part of the rest of the four fingers in the leaf below the drag, the first to put a date to the tip of the blocking tightly, and then put into the Jiangmi cover! Red dates, and then fold back the part of the rice dumpling leaf that grows out to cover and wrap it tightly, before taking the rope to bind and tie it tightly, and cut off the excess leaves and thread."
I listened to the thought of a small rice dumplings and so much to learn, or obediently learn it! I put two almost big rice dumpling leaves in order to fold, made a funnel shape, first put a date and then into the glutinous rice, three around four volumes, haha! A big general appeared, put a belt on him he was even more handsome!
Noon, eating their own package of dumplings, the heart of the beautiful, real and fragrant and sweet ah! I eat rice dumplings will ask; "Mom, dumplings are how to come?" Mom said: "It's a long story, Qu Yuan is a famous poet and great statesman. Qu Yuan was trusted by King Huai of Chu in his early years, under his efforts, the state of Chu has strengthened. However, due to his own straightforward character and the slander and marginalization of others, Qu Yuan was gradually alienated by King Huai of Chu. During his exile, Qu Yuan saw his homeland being overrun by the Qin army, and his heart was cut by a knife, so he threw himself into the river and died. Therefore, people in order to commemorate Qu Yuan fear that his real body was eaten by fish, lobsters and crabs, made dumplings into the river." I can't help but admire Qu Yuan.