Which nationality is Zongzi? Which nationality is Zongzi?

As we all know, the Dragon Boat Festival of Han nationality is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. However, the date of Zongzi Festival of Dong people is not fixed, but the auspicious day when rice planting ends in May of the lunar calendar every year. Even different villages in an area may have different dates, depending on the progress of farm work. The exact date of this auspicious day should be decided by the elders in the village.

3. Before and after the festival, it is an important part of the festival to prepare all kinds of materials for jiaozi. However, the dumplings of the Dong people's Zongzi Festival are different from those of our Dragon Boat Festival. In addition to the common triangular jiaozi, they also have unique shapes such as cylindrical jiaozi and double pairs of jiaozi. Moreover, the size of zongzi varies greatly, ranging from a few taels to more than ten kilograms.