ZongziisanessentialfoodoftheDragonBoatFestival.ItissaidthatpeopleatethemintheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC).Inearlytimes,itwasonlyglutinousricedumplingswrappedinreedorotherplantleavesandtiedwithcoloredthread,butnowthefillingsaremorediversified,includingjujubeandbeanpaste,freshmeat,andhamandeggyolk.Iftimepermits,peoplewillsoakglutinousrice,washreedleavesandwrapupzongzithemselves.Otherwise,theywillgotoshopstobuywhateverstufftheywant.ThecustomofeatingzongziisnowpopularinNorthandSouthKorea,JapanandSoutheastAsiannations.
端午节吃粽子，这是中国人民的又一传统习俗。粽子，又叫“角黍”、“筒粽”。其由来已久，花样繁多。
据记载，早在春秋时期，用菰叶(茭白叶)包黍米成牛角状，称“角黍”;用竹筒装米密封烤熟，称“筒粽”。一直到今天，每年五月初，中国百姓家家都要浸糯米、洗粽叶、包粽子，其花色品种更为繁多。从馅料看，北方多包小枣的北京枣粽;南方则有豆沙、鲜肉、火腿、蛋黄等多种馅料，其中以浙江嘉兴粽子为代表。吃粽子的风俗，千百年来，在中国盛行不衰，而且流传到朝鲜、日本及东南亚诸国。
今天，是端午节。我的姥姥和姥爷来我家做客。姥姥跟我说：他们那家家户户都挂艾叶菖蒲，吃粽子，上山采青，食粽球，制粽。一大清早，我就跟着姥姥包了起来，首先拿出两片一大一小的粽叶，学着姥姥的样子折出一角，再在折好的角筒上放入一点已浸泡好的糯米，塞上一些红豆沙，又用糯米盖得严严实实的。我开始有点沾沾自喜了，心想：简单的包粽子根本难不住我。可是当我再把粽叶盖好时，糯米就像一个顽皮的孩子似的不听我的使唤，接二连三地都跳了出来。我急得像热锅上的蚂蚁团团转，幸好姥姥替我解了围把一些糯米弄掉一点，我才舒了一口气，心里的一块沉重的大石头放了下来。我经过了一些小挫折，总算到了最后的一个步骤扎棕绳。粽子要包扎严实才好吃，所以我接过棕绳，把粽子捆了一圈又一圈，这才交给姥姥。这时我才明白包粽子是门手艺活儿，包起来非常不容易。
这次的端午节可真有意思，不但我会包粽子了，还知道如果遇到了挫折，还要爬起来从新尝试！
Today,itistheDragonBoatFestival.Mygrandmaandgrandpacametomyhouse.Mygrandmothersaidtome:"theirfamilieshangmugwortcalamus,eatzongzi,goupthehillandpickgreen,andeatzongziandmakezongzi.Earlyinthemorning,Ifollowedmygrandmapackup,firstofalltakeouttwopiecesofleaves,onelargeandonesmalllearntotheappearanceofthegrandmotheroutofthecorner,againalittlebitonthefoldedAngleconeintothesoakglutinousrice,someredbeanpaste,andglutinousricewasbuilt.Istartedtobealittlesmug,thinking:it'shardformetomakeasimpledumpling.ButwhenIputtheleavesbackon,theglutinousricewaslikeanaughtychildwhodidn'tlistentomycommandsandjumpedoutinsuccession.Iwaslikeacatonhotbrickstoday,fortunately,mygrandmasolutionformegetsomeglutinousricearoundabit,Ibreathedasighofrelief,theinthemindofaheavypieceofrock.Afterafewsetbacks,Ifinallygottothelaststep.ItookthepalmropeandwrappeditinacircleandthenIgaveittomygrandmother.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatzongziwasahandicraftworkanditwasverydifficulttowrapup.
ThistimetheDragonBoatFestivalcanbereallyinteresting,notonlyIwillmakedumplings,butalsoknowthatifthereisasetback,Iwillalsoclimbupandtryagain!
今天，我看见家里有很多粽子。
我最喜欢吃蜜枣粽子了，我吃了一口，甜甜的，黏黏的，真好吃，我边吃边问妈妈：“今天为什么要吃粽子呢？”妈妈说：“今天是五月初五端午节，吃粽子是为了纪念伟大的诗人屈原，还有的地方举行赛龙舟来纪念他。”
我吃着香喷喷的粽子。明白了端午节的来历。
Today,Iseealotofzongziathome.
Myfavoritefoodisjujubericedumplings,Itookabitetoeat,sweet,sticky,delicious,Iateandaskamother:"whydoyouwanttoeatzongzitoday?""TodayisthefifthDragonBoatFestivalonthefifthdayofmay,"saidthemother."eatingzongziisatributetothegreatpoetquyuan,andthereisalsoaplaceforthedragonboatracetocommemoratehim."
Ieatthefragrantricedumplings.UnderstandtheoriginoftheDragonBoatFestival.