How about Ganlong on Dragon Boat Festival?

How does Qianlong eat zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival? Play games with zongzi mats.

1. How the Emperor Qianlong ate zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival

During the Qianlong period, the Dragon Boat Festival celebration in the palace was very grand, and both the emperor and the queen personally participated, and eating zongzi was also an important part. Meat dumplings carefully prepared by court chefs. These meat dumplings are not only wrapped with glutinous rice and meat stuffing, but also add different spices such as lotus seeds and osmanthus, which makes the taste of dumplings richer.

zongzi are placed in a special zongzi tray. Zongzi tray is usually made of bamboo and divided into multiple layers. Many zongzi can be placed and picked up with exquisite spoons. There are many different kinds of spoons in the palace, among which there is a spoon specially used to hold zongzi, and its shape is also very beautiful. The prime minister or other important officials will take a bite of zongzi first. In the Qing dynasty, the prime minister was a trusted minister of the emperor, so the zongzi that had eaten the saliva of the prime minister was considered to be blessed by the emperor, which was very auspicious.

Second, other ceremonies of the Royal Dragon Boat Festival in the Qing Dynasty

1. Striking precious beads. In the Qing Dynasty, beads were very precious, and toys and decorations made of them were vivid and of great artistic value. On the Dragon Boat Festival, some precious beads will be specially prepared in the palace, and then the emperor will knock them three times in order to be safe and auspicious.

2. Row dragon boats. Dragon boat race is another traditional activity of the Dragon Boat Festival. In the royal dragon boat race, the participants are not ordinary people, but are composed of important officials and guards inside the court. During the competition, the emperor who watched the ceremony will personally praise it to show his support.

3. Enjoy the sachet. During the Dragon Boat Festival, women in the palace will make many different kinds of sachets by hand, and then give them to the emperor and queen for reward. These sachets are specially formulated to give off a very strong fragrance, and they are very good gifts to express your thoughts and wishes during the Dragon Boat Festival.

4. The Dragon Boat Festival in the Qianlong period was not only a celebration of the royal family, but also a celebration in many ways among the people. Among them, dumplings and dragon boat races are the most representative, and these activities are still the traditional way to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition, there are folk customs such as putting wormwood, eating colorful rice and wearing sachets, all of which express people's love and blessing for the festival.