Wednesday 22 December 2010

... a day with the weakest sunshine...


the dongzhi festival 冬至...
or winter solstice festival is one of the most important festival celebrated by the chinese and other east asian during the dongzhi solar term, when sunshine is the weakest and daylight shortest...

traditionally, the dongzhi festival is time for the family to get together...
one activity that occurs during these get togethers is making and eating tangyuen or balls of glutinous rice...
it symbolizes reunion...

this year's dongzhi festival falls on 22 december...


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