The Food Of Sacrifice: A Historical And Cultural Perspective Of Colorful Glutinous Rice

The gastronomic culture is an important part of the national culture.Colorful glutinous rice is the traditional diet of the Zhuang, and it is oneof the most characteristic symbol in Zhuang's gastronomic culture. Thisthesis takes A Village, Bangxu Town, Pingguo County, Guangxi andMacun Market in Nanning as the study place to analyze the Zhuang'scustom of making colorful glutinous rice. This thesis sorts and concludesthe process of making colorful glutinous rice by the Zhuang's, and theplace and the time of eating and using the colorful glutinous rice, and thelegends of the colorful glutinous rice.This thesis shows the religious belief from colorful glutinous rice.The colorful glutinous rice is an indispensable oblation of ancestorworship on March 3rd lunar calendar. And it is the spirit medium betweenthe people and the spirit of ancestors. After the Rituals of ancestorworship, the ancestor and the people enjoy colorful glutinous rice together, so the colorful glutinous rice is the bridge between ancestor andpeople.In the meantime, the colorful glutinous rice exists in the collectivememory of the Zhuang people. The legends of the colorful glutinous ricecontains beautiful and pure love and the ethics of filial piety of Zhuang.And these deepen the ethnic identity.In the tide of global economization, colorful glutinous rice is alsocommercialized. It shows colorful glutinous rice is full of vitality andadaptable. And it guarantees the inheritage of colorful glutinous rice.