Why do you eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival?

A China festival is becoming popular all over the world, and a China festival is gradually becoming popular all over the world.

Some festivals are so interesting that they are popular outside their culture. Perhaps the most obvious example is Christmas, which is celebrated by people all over the world who are not even Christians. Similarly, in recent years, the Dragon Boat Festival has surpassed China to become an international festival, and people who celebrate this festival may know little about its origin.

Some festivals are really interesting, so they are also very popular outside the local culture. Perhaps the most obvious example is Christmas, which is celebrated by people all over the world, even non-Christians. Similarly, in recent years, Dragon Boat Festival has become an international festival, not only in China, but also celebrated by people who may not know much about the origin of this festival.

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the three major festivals in China, and the other two are Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Of these three festivals, it is probably the oldest, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 BC. This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, a minister of Chu State. Qu was desperate for corruption in the imperial court and threw himself into the river. People in the town jumped into their boat and tried in vain to save him. Then, people spread rice on the water, hoping to draw the hungry fish away from him.

Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are listed as the three major festivals in China. Of these three festivals, it is probably the oldest, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 BC. This festival commemorates Qu Yuan, a doctor of Chu State, who threw himself into the river because of his despair of corruption in the imperial court. People in the town rushed to the boat to save him, but failed. Later, everyone scattered rice into the water, hoping to draw the hungry fish away from him.