What I actually meant to say was Winter Solstice Day which occurs the 22nd of December every year. Roughly translated, it can be called Winter Coming Day although honestly, it really felt like winter 'done came' through these parts. Any advice for this island girl on how to keep warm?
The longest night of the year is usually spent with family and friends eating a dinner of dumplings and mutton, both of which are considered
heating foods. One mao ( a Chinese ten cent) is placed in one of the dumplings, so everyone bites carefully until it is found. The winner is granted good luck for the rest of the season and the dumplings are eaten at leisurely pace one more.
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| Lovely bowl of steamed dumplings |
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| Sauces and soups are the key to a great dinner |
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| Mutton and vegetables cooking in a well seasoned soup |
Recently, I found my own form of 'luck' in these sequential one yuan (a Chinese dollar). So happy that they were not hundreds so I am perfectly content with saving them.
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