Zongzi appeared before the Spring and Autumn Period and was originally used to worship ancestors and gods.
In the Jin dynasty, zongzi became the food of the Dragon Boat Festival. The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years, and spread to South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.
The main materials of Zongzi are glutinous rice, stuffing and bamboo leaves (or Hiragi leaves). Because of the different eating habits in different places, zongzi has formed a north-south flavor; In terms of taste, zongzi can be divided into salty zongzi and sweet zongzi.
The custom of eating zongzi. For thousands of years, every year on the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people in China have to soak glutinous rice, wash zongzi leaves and make zongzi.
Zongzi, as one of the traditional foods with the deepest historical and cultural accumulation in China, has been passed down to this day.
1. Prepare zongye, glutinous rice, salted eggs, sausages, bacon, cotton thread and other materials.
2. Soak the dried leaves for one night in advance. Deal with the leaves of zongzi and cut off the head of zongzi. Prepare to scald the leaves with boiling water. The scalded leaves are too cold.
3. Cut the sausage and bacon into small pieces, and take the yolk of the salted egg for later use. Pour two spoonfuls of cooking oil, one spoonful of soy sauce, one spoonful of soy sauce and a little salt into glutinous rice and mix well.
4. Take two zongzi leaves and roll one third of them into an awl. First, put a layer of glutinous rice, then add other ingredients in turn, and finally spread the glutinous rice flat. Pinch out a triangle by hand, press the leaves of zongzi along the edge, wrap zongzi along the edge of the triangle, and tie zongzi with cotton thread.
5. So the zongzi is wrapped and can be cooked in the future!
Most people know that we eat rice cakes to commemorate Wu Zixu, and we also know that the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan.
However, the Suzhou Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Wu Zixu. Some people think that the Dragon Boat Festival actually originated from the anniversary of Wu Zixu's death. What's going on here?
Most of China commemorates the poet Qu Yuan on the Dragon Boat Festival, and Wu Zixu in Suzhou. Judging from the time when Qu Yuan and Wu Zixu lived, Wu Zixu was 200 years earlier than Qu Yuan, and the people of Wu commemorated Wu Zixu earlier. It is said that Wu Zixu completed his revenge plan in the State of Wu, and was highly valued by the King of Wu, who helped him succeed in his career. However, he was suspected by Fu Cha. In 484 BC, he gave Wu Zixu a gift to commit suicide and threw his body into the river. His body floated along the river to Xukou today.
In memory of this loyal minister of the State of Wu, Xukou people built a memorial temple for him, and named the first canal in the south of the Yangtze River dug by Wu Zixu Xujiang. The nearby hill was named Xushan, and the nearby Taihu Lake was named Xu Hu. Every household hung wormwood and calamus, held dragon boat races, ate zongzi and drank realgar wine. Therefore, Suzhou Dragon Boat Festival is a festival to commemorate Wu Zixu, and it is understandable that Suzhou Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Wu Zixu. However, it is not appropriate to say that Wu Zixu is the origin of China Dragon Boat Festival. We can only say that Wu Zixu is one of the origins, and we can't jump to conclusions.
Wu Zixu is a talented man, but he didn't expect that his father and brother were killed and his family was destroyed. The old country didn't allow it. He was just a fugitive. The world is popular, and the fairness and loyalty in the world exist in people's mouths. Wu Zixu fled the State of Wu to avenge his father's death, and led the king of Wu to break through the motherland. Electrocuting was rewarded, but Wu Jun was suspicious by nature, framed by treacherous court officials, and finally given death. After death, reputation is mixed. Tai Shigong praised: "Wu Zixu won a reputation for forbearance, but who can do this without a brave husband!" There are also descendants who despise "courage and rudeness, regardless of it, both as a thief and a thief, and a real villain!" "
Zi Xu should not mind being judged by the world behind him. When he defected to Chu and fled to Wu to avenge his father, he already knew that he was a villain under historians and a traitor to the people of Chu and millions of people in later generations. I admire Wu Zixu for not giving up his revenge plan because of people's accusations. He hasn't changed from beginning to end. I don't think he cares about the opposition of future generations. He just did what he thought was right.
Wu Zixu was a doctor, strategist and strategist of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a famous official in Chu named Zi Xu. One is from today's Jianli County, and the other is from Shenwan, a cold gathering area in the ancient city of Xiangfan. Therefore, it is also called Xu Shen. Wu Zixu's ancestral home is Chu. He is a strong man. When he was a teenager, he liked reading and practicing martial arts. He is brave, resourceful and thoughtful, and he is a clever boy. His father's name is Wu She, and he is the teacher of King Jian of Chu. He is mainly responsible for the prince's homework. Prince Jian was falsely accused by Fei Wuji. In 522 BC, because King Chu Ping suspected that the prince of Wu was a "diplomatic vassal and would fall into chaos" and listened to Fei Wuji's slander, Wu Zixu's father and brother were deceived and killed in Du Ying, and Wu Zixu fled to a foreign country alone with resentment.
He moved from Song State to Zheng State, and finally drew his destination-Wu State. Shaoguan is the only place leading to Wu. Wu Zixu tried to drag his sick body away from Shaoguan and avoid being chased by Shaoguan guards. Zhaoguan is between two mountains, and there is a big river in front. The situation is dangerous and heavily guarded, so it is difficult to pass. Thanks to Bian Que's apprentice Gao Gong, he took them into his residence and treated them kindly for seven days, but he didn't talk about customs clearance. Wu Zixu has been struggling between passing and failing, tossing and turning day and night about it. He wants to say goodbye to Gao Gong, but he is worried that he will not pass the customs and get into trouble instead. I don't know when it will happen if you don't leave. So repeatedly, upset, lie up and walk around the house, and it will be dawn. Overnight, three thousand troubles went up in smoke overnight. With the help of Dong, he passed the test successfully. Wu Zixu has turned his head white. He doesn't forgive others or himself.
On the run, I suffered a lot, and I had nowhere to hide. I went through customs overnight. When I arrived in the State of Wu, I sought audience with the King of Wu through the relationship of Gongziguang. However, in adversity, Wu Zixu knew that it was useless to be impatient and angry in the face of difficulties, so he calmly and rationally waited for the opportunity of revenge. Finally, a protracted war broke out between Chu and Wu. In the Battle of Wu Zixu, Wu defeated Chu. According to the actual situation of Chu army, he analyzed the weakness of Chu ruler's division into three parts, that is, Wu Jun divided into three parts to attack Chu in turn, so as to lure the whole Chu army into battle. If he goes out, he will come back. If he comes back, he will go out. As soon as this method came out, it really worked, and the Chu army was soon exhausted. The army of Chu responded passively, and immediately launched a large-scale attack on Chu, and immediately captured Du Ying of Chu.
After more than ten years of humiliation and hatred, Wu Zixu didn't care about the so-called fame and wealth, the way of being a monarch and a minister. When Wu Zixu arrived in Chu, he heard that King Chu Ping had died, so he pried open the tomb of King Chu Ping and used Strafe to whip the corpse for 300 years to appease his resentment. Wu Zixu took revenge. The enemy died. He just whipped a soulless body. He knew that his relatives would never come back, and flogging was just to vent their anger.
But no matter which version, this legend is circulated because it has the meaning for us to understand, and the Dragon Boat Festival truly inherits patriotism and loyalty.