What is the beautiful moral of Zongzi? What does it mean to eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival?

Lead: Zongzi is a necessary food for Dragon Boat Festival. Of course, people eat zongzi on this day not only because it is delicious, but also because it is one of the important traditional foods. Its existence must be of special significance. So, what is the beautiful moral of Zongzi? What does it mean for you to eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival? Let's get to know each other.

What is the beautiful moral of Zongzi? What does it mean to eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival?

The Significance of Zongzi in Dragon Boat Festival

1, eliminate evil spirits and seek good luck: the original meaning of zongzi is to sacrifice ancestors and gods.

The ancients believed that May 5th was an evil month and day. Sacrifice activities must be held on May 5th every year to eliminate the plague, exorcise evil spirits and seek good luck.

As time goes by and changes, people eat zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a manifestation of inheriting the tradition. There are many kinds of zongzi in different areas, but the meaning of eating zongzi is the same.

2. Asking for a child: During the Dragon Boat Festival, people will give each other nine zongzi, which means asking for a child.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, people will give each other nine zongzi, which means begging children. Jiuzi Zongzi is a kind of Zongzi, that is, nine Zongzi are connected in a string, big and small, the big one is above and the small one is below, with different shapes and very beautiful. And nine colors of silk thread tied together to form colorful. Jiuzi Zongzi is mostly used as a gift for relatives and friends, such as a gift from a mother to her married daughter and a gift from her mother-in-law to her wedding. Because "Zongzi" is homophonic for "neutron", there is a folk custom that eating "Zongzi" can give birth to sons. "Zongzi" is the homonym of "many sons", which means that people are prosperous.

3. Guangzong Yaozu: Because the sound of "Zong" is similar to that of "Zong", it means "Guangzong Yaozu".

Because the sounds of "Zongzi" and "Zong" are similar, eating Zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival means "honoring ancestors", so every family eats Zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.

The moral of zongzi

4. Success: "Zongzi" is similar to "Zhong", meaning "Success".

Because "Zongzi" and "Zhong"

The sound is near, which means "the name is in the middle". In ancient times, it meant that the bachelor gained fame in the exam. Usually, ancient imperial examinations are held in autumn, so during the Dragon Boat Festival, people who want to win the first place in fame can be suggested to eat zongzi.

5. In memory of Qu Yuan: show respect and nostalgia for Qu Yuan.

According to legend, in 340 BC, Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and doctor of Chu, faced the pain of national subjugation. On May 5th, he threw a big stone into Guluo River with grief and indignation. In order to prevent fish and shrimp from damaging his body, people throw rice into the river with bamboo tubes. Over time, eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival has become an expression of respect and nostalgia for Qu Yuan.

6, drive the dragon: the dragon will steal the sacrificial things, it is afraid of wormwood leaves and five-color ropes, so it is used to pack the sacrificial food.

There is such a record in the Elementary Book: During the Jianwu period of the Han Dynasty, Changsha people dreamed of a man who called himself Dr. San Lv (the official name of Qu Yuan) at night and said to him, "Everything you sacrificed was stolen by the dragon in the river. You can wrap it with mugwort leaves and tie it with five-color silk thread in the future. Dragons are afraid of these two things, so you don't have to worry about being destroyed by dragons! " So, people made "corn millet" with "leaves wrapped in millet". From generation to generation, it has gradually developed into the Dragon Boat Festival food in China.

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