Last day of Chinese New Year.
Fifteenth day of the new year
The fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as Yuánxiāo jié (元宵节), otherwise known as Chap Goh Mei in Fujian dialect. Rice dumplings Tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup, is eaten this day. Candles are lit outside houses as a way to guide wayward spirits home. This day is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.
This day often marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities.
(extracted from wikipedia.com)
The actual Yuanxiao is on the 09 Jan but that is a weekday and no one will have the time to celebrate it, so my mum "recall" the whole family back on 08 Jan which was a Sunday for another round of "reunion" before the Lunar New year ends.
We have steamed boat this time as mum didnt want to do much frying. I have a round of manjong with my mum, sister and Vincent. Too bad I cant stay late as the kids need to attend school the next day and I was also tried after work.
The fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as Yuánxiāo jié (元宵节), otherwise known as Chap Goh Mei in Fujian dialect. Rice dumplings Tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup, is eaten this day. Candles are lit outside houses as a way to guide wayward spirits home. This day is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.
This day often marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities.
(extracted from wikipedia.com)
The actual Yuanxiao is on the 09 Jan but that is a weekday and no one will have the time to celebrate it, so my mum "recall" the whole family back on 08 Jan which was a Sunday for another round of "reunion" before the Lunar New year ends.
We have steamed boat this time as mum didnt want to do much frying. I have a round of manjong with my mum, sister and Vincent. Too bad I cant stay late as the kids need to attend school the next day and I was also tried after work.
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