It was started to remember the Great Chinese patriotic poet QuYuan, who lived during the Warring State Period. His country was really corrupted and people were suffering too much. Quyuan wrote lots of poems to give suggestions to the King. But the King rejected him and put him on exile. He continued to write to inspire people to rebel and change their stars. After years of exile, he was very much in despair. One day he jumped into the river and ended his miserable life.
People loved him and they wanted to rescue him. She they jumped into boats, trying to save him, but no success.
Nowadays there are some traditions that come from that story.
First, people race dragon boats. The drummers and the rowers are usually very loud, symbolizing that they want to scare away the fish and sharks that want to eat Quyuan's body.
Another traditon is eating Zongzi. People used to just throw them in water, hoping the fish will eat the Zongzi and spare Quyuan. Zongzi is acool looking thing with sticky rice wrapped up in bamboo leaves. The rice usually have different fillings in them. My favorite are red dates, red bean paste, egg yokes, ham, sausage, and coconut.
At my house, we usually cook a big dinner with lots of traditional food. But one thing we have to eat is Baozi, steamed Chinese buns with filling inside. My mom makes the best Baozi. My favorite is the pork and green bean filling.
I miss home. Can I go home yet?
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