Zongzi, a food made by steaming glutinous rice wrapped with zongzi leaves, is one of the traditional festival foods in China. Zongzi, as one of the most profound traditional foods in Chinese history and culture, has also spread far. So why eat Zongzi on Loong Boat Festival? Let's take a look together.

Why Eat Zongzi on Loong Boat Festival
Eating Zongzi on the Loong Boat Festival originated in 340 BC. Facing the pain of national subjugation, patriotic poet Qu Yuan threw himself into the river on May 5, and fishermen and people on the bank came to the river to salvage; At that time, in order to prevent the fish and shrimp in the river from eating his body, people filled bamboo tubes with rice and eggs and threw them into the river. Some doctors even poured realgar wine into the river in order to medicate the dragon and water beasts, so as to protect Doctor Qu Yuan from harm. Since then, people have thrown Zongzi and rowed Loong Boat on the river on the fifth day of May every year in memory of him; To commemorate the great patriotic poet. Since then, Loong Boat Festival has also been given a moral meaning of the festival.