Is it necessary to eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival? Why do we eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival?
Zongzi is one of the traditional foods of the Dragon Boat Festival. There is also a custom of eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival. So, let’s take a look at, is it necessary to eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival? Why do we eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival? Pomegranate flowers are in full bloom in May of the lunar calendar. Han Yu has a poem that says "The pomegranate flowers in May are bright to the eyes". If you want to know more about May of the lunar calendar in 2021, please pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo's special topic on May of the lunar calendar!Is it necessary to eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival?It doesn’t mean that you have to eat rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival. This is because rice dumplings are a traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition, zongzi is a very delicious food and is loved by everyone, so everyone eats zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.Zongzi also comes in sweet and salty flavors. In the northern part of our country, most of the rice dumplings are sweet, while in the southern part, most of the rice dumplings are salty. Everyone can choose the flavor of the rice dumplings according to their preferences. Of course, if you really don’t like eating rice dumplings, it’s okay not to eat them during the Dragon Boat Festival. It doesn’t mean that you must eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival. Why do we eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival?The reason why we eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival is actually related to commemorating Qu Yuan.In 340 AD, the State of Chu was destroyed, and Qu Yuan chose to commit suicide by jumping into the river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month because of the destruction of the State of Chu. After Qu Yuan's death, the people of Chu were very sad, and many fishermen drove fishing boats back and forth to salvage Qu Yuan's body. Because no body was salvaged, many people threw all the food originally prepared for Qu Yuan into the river, hoping that the fish, shrimp and other creatures in the river would be full and would not eat Qu Yuan's body. From then on, people would eat rice dumplings on the fifth day of May every year to commemorate Qu Yuan. That is why there is a traditional custom of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival. What are the taboos of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival?1. What you need to pay attention to when eating rice dumplings is that you must eat fully cooked rice dumplings. If you eat undercooked rice dumplings, it will have a bad effect on your body. 2. It is best to eat the wrapped rice dumplings as soon as possible. They should not be stored for too long, only 3-4 days at most, and need to be reheated when eaten.3. Children and the elderly have poor digestive functions, so they must be restrained when eating rice dumplings, and try to eat them while hot to avoid making them more difficult to digest after cooling down. 4. If you eat rice dumplings on an empty stomach, the glutinous rice will stay in the stomach for a long time, stimulating the secretion of gastric acid, which may cause a recurrence of chronic gastritis and esophagitis in patients. |
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