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冬至節 (Winter Solstice Festival) 2005

Posted by Jonathan at 15:53:18 UTC on the 22nd of December, 2005

冬至節 (Winter Solstice Festival) is the last festival the Chinese celebrate before the arrival of the (Chinese) New Year. The longest night which occurs on Winter Solstice marks the maximal point of 陰 (Yin, feminine nature) where cold and darkness give way to the lengthening, warmer days representing the increase of 陽 (Yang, masculine nature). As Chinese culture is highly food centric, this day is another excuse to visit family, exchange gifts and gorge on food, all nicely topped off with a nice heart warming serving of 湯圓 (glutinous rice balls) in hot ginger & rock suger broth for dessert! ;)

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4 Comments »

  1. I!want!those!riceballs!now! Give them to me, I have a gun! ;-)

    Comment by SuSu — 09:34:58 UTC on the 23rd of December, 2005

  2. I see the maximal Yin of the Winter Solstice bringing out the Yin from you then Susi? ;) Do the Vietnamese do anything for Winter Solstice? :)

    Comment by Jonathan Stanley — 12:16:22 UTC on the 23rd of December, 2005

  3. I dunno if they do anything….will ask Phong, but obviously in his family they dont do anything :-) But I might cook myself(ourselves) some ricballs these days :-)

    Comment by SuSu — 12:19:57 UTC on the 23rd of December, 2005

  4. Riceballs in hot ginger and rock sugar soup is just what one needs on cold winter nights. ;)

    Comment by Jonathan Stanley — 12:36:56 UTC on the 23rd of December, 2005

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