It was performed to ensure the safety of the departed soul or to fend off demonic spirits. 这样做确保死了的灵魂安全或挡开恶灵。
Initially , people sacrifice Quyuan's departed soul by drowning Zongzi ,a glutinous rice wrapped with bamboo leaves into the river where he suicide himself. 最初人们将以竹叶包扎好的糯米粽子投入屈原自尽的那条江,以祭祀亡灵。