Iwouldliketoexperiencethisatmosphereandaskmymothertoteachmehowtowrapricedumplings.Mymothertoldmetomakezongzi,firsttowashthebrownleavesandsoftentheminhotwater.Whenyoupreparedates,eggs,meatandotherthings,youwillbereadytostart.Foldthelongbrownleavesfirst,foldthemup,makeanest,andputtheminamixtureofglutinousriceandglutinousrice.Thenplacethetrapintherice,kneadittogether,andfinallymakethefourcornersofthedumplingsmadeofbrownleaves.Thispackagezongziisallinthelastprocess,yourzongzibagisverybad,itistoseewhetherthefouranglesaresymmetrical,whetherthereisatype.Cookthedumplingsinapotandcooktheminapotforaboutanhour.Cookfor30minutes.
Inthecourseofcookingzongzi,Ialwayshavetorevealthesituation.Becausethearomaofthedumplingswaswaftedfromthepan,anditmademymouthwater.
"Shijie,."Atthistime,themotherordered.Iwenttothekitchenandasked,"Mom,whatdoyoudo?""wrapthericedumplings!"momsaid.."Thiswork,whichIdo?"Isaid.Mothersaid:letyourbag,youpack,mothertheteacherin!"Ipromised:"OK!"Ipickupthebambooleaves,studylikeamother,bamboorolledintoacylindricalshape,andthenasmallspoondigmetersinstalledinthecylinder,wrapthedumplingswithbamboo,tiedwithcoloredthread.MymotherandIhaveapartnershiptowrapupthericedumplings,andthenwehavetosteamit..Soonthericedumplingsoutofthepot,eatingthedumplingswrappedintheirownhands,heartthaneatinghoneysweet.
IliketheDragonBoatFestival,butalsoliketowrapthericedumplings,eatricedumplings.
Mothergotupearlythismorning,andshewenttothevegetablemarket,buybacksomeoftheleaves,meat,jujubeandglutinousrice.Mothergothome,thefirstleaveswithboiledwater,thenputjujube,meat,andglutinousriceinapot,putsomesoysauceintothepot,andthenmixthemtogether,fillingwasready,thepreparatoryworkdone,mombegantomakezongzi.Seemothertookpickedupafewpiecesofleaves,intoasimilartotheshapeofacone,thenputsomestuffinginit,andthenwithapieceofleafwrappedup,withalineupfinally,inthisway,aricedumplingswrapped.Ilearntomothersappearancealsopackagedumplings.Ricedumplingswrapped,momimmediatelyputdumplingsinthepotboiled,beforelong,thericedumplingswasmadeandthemotherpickedupazongzi,removetheleaves,carefullytaste,Ilookedathismothersface,laugh,mothersaw,beImakezhangtwomonks-scratchingtheirheads,butalsotoseemehappysmiled.
Thisday,peoplenotonlyeatricedumplingsanddragonboatracing,putaiqing...ThisistheDragonBoatFestivalcustomsandhabits,itissaidthatallisinordertocommemoratequyuanspatriotichero.
TodayIhadahappyDragonBoatFestival.
QuYuanservedasministertotheZhouEmperor.Awiseandarticulateman,hewaslovedbythecommonpeople.Hedidmuchtofightagainsttherampantcorruptionthatplaguedthecourt--therebyearningtheenvyandfearofotherofficials.Therefore,whenheurgedtheemperortoavoidconflictwiththeQinKingdom,theofficialspressuredtheEmperortohavehimremovedfromservice.Inexile,hetraveled,taughtandwroteforseveralyears.HearingthattheZhouhadbeendefeatedbytheQin,hefellintodespairandthrewhimselfintotheMilouRiver.Hislastpoemreads:
ManyaheavysighIhaveinmydespair,GrievingthatIwasborninsuchanunluckytime.Iyokedateamofjadedragonstoaphoenixchariot,Andwaitedforthewindtocome,tosouruponmyjourney
Ashewassolovedbythepeople,fishermenrushedoutinlongboats,beatingdrumstoscarethefishaway,andthrowingzongziintothewatertofeedbraverfishsothattheywouldnoteatQuYuan'sbody.
TheModernDragonBoatFestivalstartedfromthattimetothisday,peoplecommemoratedQuYuanthroughDragonBoatRaces,eatingzongzi,andseveralotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath:thefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.
DragonBoatracesarethemostexcitingpartofthefestival,drawingcrowdsofspectators.DragonBoatsaregenerallybrightlypaintedanddecoratedcanoes.Ranginganywherefrom40to100feetinlength,theirheadsareshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,whilethesternsendwithascalytail.Dependingonthelength,upto80rowerscanpowertheboat.Adrummerandflag-catcherstandatthefrontoftheboat.Beforeadragonboatenterscompetition,itmustbe"broughttolife"bypaintingtheeyesinasacredceremony.Racescanhaveanynumberofboatscompeting,withthewinnerbeingthefirstteamtograbaflagattheendofthecourse.AnnualracestakeplacealloverChina,HongKong,Macao,Taiwan,andotheroverseasChinesecommunities.
TheDragonBoatFestivalistheoldesttraditionalfestivalthatstartedinthespringandautumnperiodandthewarringstatesperiodinChina,thisdayindispensableactivitygraduallyevolvedinto:eatingzongzi,dragonboatracing,hangingcalamusandmoxaleaf,smokedrhizomaatractylodis,radixangelicae,drinkrealgarwine.Itissaidthateatingzongziandracingdragonboataretocommemoratequyuan,soafterliberation,theDragonBoatFestivalwasnamed"poetsday"tocommemoratequyuan.Asforhangingcalamus,mugwort,smoky,angelica,drinkingrealgarwine,itissaidtobetocrushevilspirits.AlthoughtheDragonBoatFestivalisovereveryyear,theoriginoftheDragonBoatFestivalisnotveryclear.
WishDragonBoatFestivaltocomequickly,caneatfragrantricedumplings!