Every year on the third day of the third lunar month or in Tomb-Sweeping Day, people of all ethnic groups in Guangxi generally make five-color glutinous rice, especially the Zhuang people like it very much. Five-color glutinous rice is a traditional snack of Buyi, Zhuang and other ethnic groups. Glutinous rice is named after its five colors: black, red, yellow, white and purple.
Five-color glutinous rice is bright in color, colorful, crystal clear, soft and delicious, pure and peaceful, slightly sweet, which makes people memorable. People of all ethnic groups in Guangxi filter boiled plant water and cook glutinous rice. The cooked glutinous rice is not only bright in color, but also full of floral fragrance and soft and delicious in taste.
The legend of five-color glutinous rice
Legend has it that Wei is a smart and strong local minister. In order to relieve the people's suffering, Wei Dagui invited the local emperor to visit Zhuangxiang to save the emperor's imperial grain. The local tyrants later found out that they had been taken in, regarded them as eyesores, and ordered Wei to be arrested and brought to justice. People in Zhuangxiang heard about it and sent it to Guangxi overnight to hide in the mountains.
The soldiers of the imperial court could not catch Wei, so they let him go. It was the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar. After the imperial army left, the villagers buried Wei beside the maple tree with tears in their eyes. And it happened that the emperor was killed by a five-color snake. On March 3rd every year, the Zhuang people dye glutinous rice in red, yellow, purple, black, white and five colors with plant juices such as maple leaves, and take it to the mountains for sacrifice.