I toughht my "relatives" how to wrap zongzi, Duanwu Affectionate Heart-to-Heart
June 14, 2018On the June 12, [2018], the courtyard of Alim Ayat’s house was very lively. The “four commons, four gifts” cadres [were] teaching their relatives to make zongzi. More than 20 people sat together, rolled up their sleeves, and started to learn how to make zongzi. Xiao Li, Dean of Huangdi Township Health Center, explained to everyone the direction in which the leaves [should be] folded, and how to add glutinous rice, red dates, and raisins. She said: “If it is not bound tightly, the rice will spill out and easily fall apart. We must also bound together tightly like zongzi. Together, distance [ourselves] from ‘extreme thinking’ and jointly maintain social stability. “At the same time, she preached the origin, purpose and meaning of “Ramadan” and the harm to the body caused by “fasting”.
