To commemorate Qu Yuan

Eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is now generally recognized to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Legend has it that in 340 BC, Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and doctor of the State of Chu, faced with the pain of national subjugation, threw a big stone into the Guluo River in grief and indignation on May 5th.

In order to prevent fish and shrimp from damaging his body, ordinary people put rice in bamboo tubes and threw it into the river. In the future, in order to show respect and nostalgia for Qu Yuan, people would put rice in bamboo tubes and throw it into the river to pay homage. This is the origin of the earliest zongzi in China, the "tube zongzi".

Zongzi appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, and was officially designated as Dragon Boat Festival food in the Jin Dynasty.

2. Moral:

At the beginning, the meaning of Zongzi was used to worship ancestors and gods, because the ancients believed that May 5th was an evil month and day, and sacrifices must be held on May 5th every year to eliminate plague, exorcise evil spirits and seek good luck.

With the passage of time and changes, people eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a manifestation of inheriting the tradition. There are many kinds of zongzi in different areas, but the meaning of eating zongzi is the same.

Extended data:

With the further development and progress of society, Zongzi has kept up with the pace of society. Now Zongzi is made of many fillings, including salted egg yolk, meat and candied dates.

You can't eat more delicious food, especially children and the elderly. Zongzi contains a lot of sugar and glutinous rice, and the gastrointestinal function of the elderly and children is relatively weak.

If you eat too much, it is easy to cause indigestion and the resulting symptoms such as hyperacidity, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea.