The Dragon Boat Festival is an old custom in my country for more than two thousand years. On this day, every household will make rice dumplings and put mugwort leaves on the door. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and I saw my mother buying them early. Reed leaves, candied dates, and glutinous rice were prepared to make rice dumplings. I remember when I was young, when my mother was making rice dumplings, I asked: "Mommy, why are you making rice dumplings and putting moxa leaves on the door?" Mommy was making rice dumplings. , while telling me such a story.

The Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet during the Warring States Period of our country. Qu Yuan was a left disciple of the Chu State. He was very knowledgeable and talented. He gained the trust of King Huai of Chu and often participated in national affairs. Because Shangguan officials wanted to win King Huai's favor, they often spoke ill of Qu Yuan in front of King Huai. King Huai began to alienate Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan did not expect that he had always been upright and loyal. However, he was slandered by villains and suspected by King Huai, and his heart was filled with infinite resentment. So he wrote a long poem called "Li Sao". In this poem, Qu Yuan repeatedly confided his thoughts on the fate of Chu State. Worry, expressing his noble aspirations; no matter how Qu Yuan persuaded him, it was of no avail, and he was exiled to southern Hunan. Qu Yuan was heartbroken, but had no idea. On the fifth day of May, he came to the Miluo River and held a stone in his arms. , jumped into the Miluo River. The people of Chu State were very sad when they heard the news that Qu Yuan had thrown himself into the river. They came to the river one after another and worked hard to salvage Qu Yuan. They also brought many rice dumplings, and threw rice dumplings and eggs into the river to feed the fish. I hope that the fish will not harm Qu Yuan's body to express the people's love for Qu Yuan. From now on, every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, people will make rice dumplings to commemorate him.

Mommy also taught me how to make rice dumplings. Before making rice dumplings First, make preparations. Wash the reed leaves and boil them in a pot. Wash the prepared glutinous rice and candied dates separately and dry them. Then start making rice dumplings. First take out three leaves and put two One leaf is placed upright, one is placed backwards, and the home is in the middle. Roll the three leaves into a cone, put glutinous rice on top, and sandwich a few pieces