冬至大过年
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Tomorrow is 冬至2011. Today Chinese New Year is much more celebrated than 冬至. So why 冬至大过年 then? Well, this is the time when farmers will plan for the crops farming.
So how do people celebrate 冬至 here? Many will simply eat 汤圆 but some will eat dumpling and some will eat popia.
冬至快�，一家团圆
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So why does Dong Zhi follows the ang moh calander instead of lunar calender?
How does chinese celebrate it in the long ago past since they follow the lunar calender back then...?
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Eat already :)
This year we got peanuts, black sesame, and yam flavor xD
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Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:
Eat already :)
This year we got peanuts, black sesame, and yam flavor xD
We got peanuts every year
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
So why does Dong Zhi follows the ang moh calander instead of lunar calender?
How does chinese celebrate it in the long ago past since they follow the lunar calender back then...?
Dong Zhi is very special. My friend told me years ago that Dong Zhi is on 22 December (ang mo calender)every year. I notice it years ago, very strange it is always on 22 December (ang mo calender). Can anyone explain this? -
Originally posted by Dawnfirstlight:
Dong Zhi is very special. My friend told me years ago that Dong Zhi is on 22 December (ang mo calender)every year. I notice it years ago, very strange it is always on 22 December (ang mo calender). Can anyone explain this?
I'm also looking for an explanation...Some ppl say it's 30 days b4 CNY...
Some say it's always 22 Dec (angmoh calander)...
Can anyone shed some light on this???
Maybe buang or chewie???
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The Winter Solstice Festival or The Extreme of Winter (Chinese and Japanese: 冬至; Korean: ë�™ì§€; Vietnamese: Ä�ông chí) (Pinyin: DÅ�ng zhì), (RÅ�maji: TÅ�ji), (Romaja:Dongji) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the dongzhi solar term on or around December 21 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest; i.e., on the first day of the dongzhi solar term.
The origins of this festival can be traced back to the yin and yang philosophy of balance and harmony in the cosmos. After this celebration, there will be days with longer daylight hours and therefore an increase in positive energy flowing in. The philosophical significance of this is symbolized by the I Ching hexagram fù (復, "Returning").
Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for the family to get together. One activity that occurs during these get togethers (especially in the southern parts of China and in Chinese communities overseas) is the making and eating of Tangyuan (湯圓, as pronounced in Mandarin Pinyin: TÄ�ng Yuán) or balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize reunion.
In Korea, similar balls of glutinous rice (Korean: 새알심) (English pronunciation:Saealsim), is prepared in a traditional porridge made with sweet red bean (Korean: 팥죽)(English pronunciation:Patjook). Patjook was believed to have a special power and sprayed around houses on winter solstice to repel sinister spirits. This practice was based on a traditional folk tale, in which the ghost of a man that used to hate patjook comes haunting innocent villagers on the winter solstice.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
I'm also looking for an explanation...Some ppl say it's 30 days b4 CNY...
Some say it's always 22 Dec (angmoh calander)...
Can anyone shed some light on this???
Maybe buang or chewie???
Winter solstice always happen between 21 to 23 December. This is suppose to be the coldest day of all winter. Longest night and the shortest day. As suppose, the time of the day may varies in different hemisphere and culture, thus 22 December was fixed as Winter Solstice.
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
I'm also looking for an explanation...Some ppl say it's 30 days b4 CNY...
Some say it's always 22 Dec (angmoh calander)...
Can anyone shed some light on this???
Maybe buang or chewie???
Oh... the 24 seasonal calendar follows the solar (sun) not lunar (moon) -
over liao.
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be carefukl of too much artificaila coloring
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See the pics become damn hungry.
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hmm,....i like the multi-colored balls of tang yuan....the soup should not be too sweet and mixed with a little boiled peanuts.....
beri nice