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Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Today is DONG ZHI!!!
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Dong Zhi is the thanksgiving of the Chinese calendar. "Dong Zhi" literally means "arrival of winter". Coinciding with the winter solstice, it is an occasion for the family to get together to celebrate the good year they have had. Tang Yuan or Glutinous Rice Balls is cooked and eaten to symbolise unity and harmony within the family. Dong Zhi occurs 6 weeks before Chinese New Year and would normally fall between 21st Dec and 23rd Dec.

Dong Zhi is a time for family reunion. Tang Yuan, sweet soup of glutinuous rice flour balls, is indispensible during this festival. "Yuan" (literally meaning "round") signifies "yuan man" (complete) and Tang Yuan means "tuan yuan" (family reunion). Eating Tang Yuan is symbolic of family unity and family prosperity.
For good luck, families prefer to have some pink tang yuan to mix with the white ones.
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these are the tang yuans my grandma made. nice.. the soup base is made usin rock sugar and ginger. extremely nice.. fed crystal some also. she didnt know how to eat it. i think i can also make pearl balls. you know those bubble tea kind?? yeah just add some black coloring.

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