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~hAppy DUMPLING feStiVal~


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*DUMPLING FESTIVAL*



Time goes fast. today is dumpling festival (DUAN WU JIE) again. the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar has been set as Duan Wu Festival . the legend of how dumpling festival come frm, actually i dunno at all. sorry about that. i'm here to apologize to u on i really cant explain out how duan wu jie come frm.


i hv tried my best to search frm internet about tat.u can also search ur own. juz go to google then type dumpling festival, then u will get all the imformation liao.


here i juz shortly explain to u wat i hv searched frm internet juz now.


Duan Wu Jie is a widely celebrated festival amongst the Chinese, to pay respect to the patriotic poet, Qu Yuan (pronounced as Chue Yuan). The legend involves a really long and complicated throne-fighting war and political history. But to make a long story short: Qu Yuan was an important minister back in Chu Kingdom in ancient China. He had been known for his loyalty for the emperor of Chu, and loved his country greatly. However, His Majesty had not taken Qu Yuan's advice seriously, and he eventually got himself trapped and captured in a foreign land by his enemies, which then lead to his own death.


Sad and angry at the corrupted, dying Kingdom, Qu Yuan tied himself to a big rock and threw himself into the River of Puo Luo. The people then made rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves and threw them into the river. They believed this would stop the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body.
Some would even row down stream in a boat, beating drums and shouting out loud in the hope to scare the fish away (it was believed that it is how the Dragon Boat event is related to the festival.




The rice dumplings (ZongZi) are glutinous rice (or sticky rice in some countries like Thailand and Hong Kong) wrapped in bamboo leaves, or other large leaves (lotus is one of the more commonly used leaves). You can find all sorts of different fillings in the rice: pork, roast pork, chestnut, egg, salted egg, mushroom, red bean, or just simply without filling. They could be just white rice dumpling (not pre-fried), or brown (pre-fried with soya sauce).



nowadays, we can buy zong zi at any place. but today i went out for lunch, i cant saw any place selling it. i'm still wonder izit i wrong remember today is dumpling festival??? if i'm at pantai remis now, there would be such a wonderful day leh.. coz i can eat zong zi that made frm ah ma, n also made frm baobei's mother. inside thier zong zi, got a lot mushroom, i like it!~ but now i being at kajang ( a malay place), so nothing can prove tat today is dumpling festival.



anyway

wish u all happy always ..!

enjoy dumpling festival..

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