Last Wednesday night was Dragon Boat Festival. A couple Chinese teachers invited our team to one of their homes to make Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped glob of sticky rice and meat wrapped in a big leaf. To make Zongzi, you first fold the leaf into a pocket to hold the rice, then stick some rice or beans in there, more rice, fold closed, and finally tie with string. The Zongzi is then boiled and eaten; it's not too bad!
History: There was a famous poet, I think around 200AD (or was it BC?), who lept in the river to commit suicide. Tradition says that the townspeople loved him, so they raced boats recover his body -- hence the other tradition of boat races for Dragon Boat Festival. The townspeople also threw food in the river to feed the fish, so his body wouldn't be eaten -- hence the Zongzi.
As you can see, our team enjoyed the time with the teachers and their families!
Drew, Rachel & Titus
Rachel--these are great pictures from Dragon Boat Festival. How are you guys doing? Did you have the volleyball tournament? Thinking 'bout you.
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