Origin: Zongzi, a kind of praise, has a long history and various patterns. The rice (or millet) cooked by the ancients was wrapped with Hiragi leaves, Indocalamus leaves or reed leaves, with sharp horns, such as heart-shaped, called zongzi. It is an ancient traditional custom to worship God and ancestors in festivals. Shan Hai Jing Nan Shan Jing: The head of Que Mountain, from Flame Mountain to Tail Mountain, with ten mountains and 2,950 miles, is full of birds and dragons. The ceremony of the temple: Mao, with a jade; Make a seat with rice, a wall, rice and white jade.

Moral: In memory of Qu Yuan eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival, it is generally considered to be in memory of the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan. According to legend, in 340 BC, Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and doctor of the State of Chu, faced with the pain of national subjugation, was filled with grief and indignation. On May 5, he threw a big stone into the Guluo River.

2. Mid-Autumn Festival

Origin: Eating moon cakes, the eating habit of Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes were first seen in Liang Lumeng by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. The round cake bait with stuffing is a seasonal food for the Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival. Up to now, there are still such moon cakes in Yexian and wei county. Take the meaning of reunion. Xianfeng Nine-year "Jinxiang County Records": "Mid-Autumn Festival: making moon cakes, buying watermelons and giving them to relatives and friends".

Moral: It symbolizes a happy reunion, embodies people's good wishes for family reunion, and also deeply misses their relatives and friends.

3. Lantern Festival

Origin: According to legend, glutinous rice balls originated in the Song Dynasty. At that time, Mingzhou began to eat a novel food, which was filled with black sesame seeds and lard, added with a little sugar, and kneaded into a circle with glutinous rice flour outside. When cooked, it tastes sweet and delicious. Because this kind of dumpling is floating and heavy when cooked in a pot, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan", and was later renamed as dumpling in some areas.

Moral: It symbolizes reunion and family reunion.