Generally speaking, the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the ancient ancestors' choice of "Dragon Ascending to Heaven" as an auspicious day to worship the dragon ancestors, and injected the seasonal fashion of "eliminating diseases and preventing epidemics" in summer. Dragon Boat Festival is considered as an "evil moon day", which originated in the northern part of the Central Plains to commemorate Qu Yuan and other historical figures. The formation of the Dragon Boat Festival custom can be said to be the product of the integration of North and South customs.
According to folklore, Zongzi is eaten to commemorate Qu Yuan, and it is said that Zongzi was handed down to commemorate Qu Yuan who threw himself into the river.
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Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom in China. Hiragi leaves, Indocalamus leaves or reed leaves are mainly used to make zongzi, which are collectively called zongzi leaves. The traditional shape of zongzi is triangle, which is named after the internal pulp. Zongzi has many shapes, reflecting different regional characteristics. Zongzi not only has many shapes, but also has different varieties. Due to the different tastes in different parts of China, there are mainly two kinds: sweet and salty.
Sweet dumplings include white dumplings, red bean dumplings, broad bean dumplings, red date dumplings, rose dumplings, melon seeds dumplings, red bean paste lard dumplings, jujube paste lard dumplings and so on. Salty taste: pork jiaozi, ham jiaozi, sausage jiaozi, shrimp dumplings, diced pork jiaozi, etc. But there are more pork dumplings. There are also Hiragi leaves, egg yolk, meat stuffing, jiaozi (Hainan), assorted jiaozi, bean paste, jiaozi, mushrooms and other southern flavors; There is also a sweet and salty "double dumpling". These zongzi all have different tastes.
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