Dongzhi festival or Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Chinese and East Asians, it's a traditional Chinese festival, usually falls on December 21st, 22nd or 23rd instead of a fixed date. My mum added it's more important than Chinese New Year, well I don't think so :P
There is no holiday for this festival. Some might work half day though, it depends on the generosity of one's boss. Dongzhi isn't only a celebration, food, drinks and so on. It marks the longest night and shortest day of the year with the sun at its lowest point in the sky.
Normally we will make and eat tangyuan or balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize reunion .Tangyuan are made of glutinous rice flour and sometimes brightly coloured. They are cooked in a sweet soup or savory broth with both the ball and the soup/broth served in one bowl.
Everyone lazy to make tangyuan so why not just buy from Pasar :P
Cook myself. Recipe? Easy. Just add organic sugar in boiling water XD The flavor of tangyuans aren't bad. The purple is yam; green is matcha green tea but the filling inside is black beans; yellow is peanut.
We aka Chinese also believe that the festive food is also a reminder that celebrators are now a year older and should behave better in coming year.
My favorite, soup, meat, chicken, broccoli, fish, mushrooms......<3
Went to my grandparents house to have family dinner, without my aunts, so I still think Chinese New Year is more important :P
Before going to my grandparents house, I went Kedai Runcit near my house to buy something for my grandparents, couldn't go with empty hands right XD and I found this hehe.
Childhood memory :D
We had fun. My baby cousin kept crying so my uncle plays some Chinese New Year (CNY) -M Girls music videos, soon, he stopped crying. When listening to CNY songs, I feel so excited and can't wait CNY to come. Ang paus, food, drinks......ahh!! Life is so good!! XD
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