Sunday, June 24, 2012

HAPPY DUMPLING FESTIVAL

Hey, it's HAPPY DUMPLING FESTIVAL yesterday~did'ya celebrate it??

haha..i went back and had dinner with my family.well, it's not fancy but filled with family's warmth.better than eating out at some restaurants since i get to cook something at home~hehe..at least i practised my frying skill a bit.

Well, we, the Chinese eat dumpling every year during the festival. do you know why?don't misunderstand that there's only "pork" in the dumpling, there are various kinds of dumpling's fillings such as chicken, peanuts, and even a "kosong" one~so malaysian...haha

We started to have this festival to commemorate someone from the past who is Qu Yuan.I bet those who studied in chinese would know this, since it's in the textbook. He was a poet who was a great heroic figure to the country. He committed suicide by drowning himself in a river, and people started to wrap rice in leaves to feed thew fish to prevent his body from being eaten. Then, it becomes dumpling now:)

Oh yea, do you know that during 12 pm sharp on the day, the eggs can stand on their own feet? it's amazing and it happens because of some solstice or something. I have forgotten...hehe...you can check if you wanna know.

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