literal translation of the chinese festive "dong zhi"... only cantonese celebrates it... and mind u, this day is of more importance than reunion dinner on eve of cny... so tonite die die also must go have dinner with parents... tat would mean tml i'll have to come back office to clear the mountain! and hopefully i dun have to come back again on sun... *cross fingers cross legs*
just now have a super heavy lunch with the chinese in my office... so sad, there's only 6 of us! but the dim sum buffet is really.... ... ... next time cannot let my "little boss" order sia! just cos the shrimp dumplings and siew mai is nice doesn't mean we can finish 4 orders of each in our 3rd round of orders!!! *faintz*
it's end of winter... and i wanna do now is.... hibenate!!!
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err... I always thought that means the actual arrival of winter. Anyway, it is the shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere.
oops... wrong zhi har? :P
I had 3 汤圆 for dessert on Friday
Only Cantonese celebrate ? ever since young, my mum had been making
汤圆 for us.
Me Hainanese.
It IS the arrival of winter... or sort of. In English, it actually means winter solstice. Originally it was celebrated as "end of harvest"... when all the harvesting in the fields are done and everyone returns home for reunion... including those that were far abroad in other cities. That's why the concept of reunion during this period is even more important than eve of CNY.
and it's not just celebrated by the cantonese... it's celebrated by all Chinese....but with modernisation of thought and believes and culture.... some don't keep track of it these days.
one more thing.... Dong Zhi is more important than CNY eve is because sometimes, the period from Jan - April (deep winter) can be famine months if harvest is bad... so its like a last opportunity to have a feast or celebrate before deep winter begins....
a round of applause for our chinese expert cat! *clap clap clap* hehehee....
wow...impt lecture ! Luckily panda didnt post new stuffs, if not i will miss kittyn post.
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