At that time, zongzi was wrapped in a trumpet shape, which was called "corn millet" According to the local customs in the Western Jin Dynasty, this kind of food is eaten every summer solstice and Dragon Boat Festival. According to ancient records, as early as the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, millet and chicken were sacrificed to ancestors in the summer of solstice. Later, the sacrifice of Zongzi to Qu Yuan in the Dragon Boat Festival was just an evolution and development of the original custom.
Nowadays, Zongzi has developed into a folk flavor food that can be seen all year round. Because of the different eating habits in different places, Zongzi has different flavors in the north and south, but the famous dragon boat Zongzi is produced in Zhengzhou, the Central Plains and the north and south, with rich flavors, such as pineapple Zongzi, black glutinous peanut Zongzi, mung bean dumplings and chestnut Zongzi.
Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival: The Dragon Boat Festival has integrated a variety of folk customs in its historical development and evolution. Due to different regional cultures, the content or details of customs are also different across the country.
The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include dragon boat picking, Dragon Boat Festival, herb picking, hanging wormwood and calamus, ancestor worship, washing herbal water, drinking water at noon, soaking in dragon boats, eating zongzi, flying kites, tying colorful silk thread, smoking Atractylodes lancea and wearing sachets.
Dragon boat is very popular in the southern coastal areas of China. Since it spread abroad, it has been deeply loved by people of all countries and formed an international competition. The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular all over China since ancient times, and it has become one of the most influential and widespread folk food customs of the Chinese nation.