Food has a profound meaning in Chinese culture and is celebrated by a great importance for the celebrations and colorful variety of people of Oriental origin worldwide. Each of the major and minor holidays throughout the year is inextricably linked with special dishes that are safe to eat during the celebrations.
Perhaps the best known of these festivals is the Chinese New Year is celebrated in January or February each year, according to the lunar calendar. E 'can be very noisy at this time of year, as anyone who has lived near the East or South East Asia Community, white, interrupted by the large number of fireworks during this time, which presumably are the spirits malignant.
Many foods eaten during the New year bring happiness to symbolize unity and long and should always be shown in total on the table, as the whole fish and chicken. Noodles are eaten during the New Year celebration and shouldas long as possible because it will be a long and successful life.
The great feast of the next item is the Dragon Boat Festival, the world marked the date for Dragon Boat Racing, whose participants range from amateur to professional teams for the competition in major cities. The must-have delicacy during this holiday is "Zongzi", a glutinous rice dumplings flavored with different ingredients depending on local custom, before being packaged and cooked in a bananaJournal.
The dumpling eating history of this festival is about a famous poet named Qu Yuan. It is said that he ended his life by jumping into a river, because of great pain and disappointment he felt in reaction to the corruption that has seen happen around him. After his death, the legend, all the villagers threw rice into the river to attract the dragon river to eat the rice and eaten to save his mind. His sacrifice is the cause of the country for an initial period ofReflection and a long period of peace followed. To commemorate his death, people began "making the rice dumplings or" Zongzi during the period of the anniversary of Qu Yuan's sacrifice, which is known as the Dragon Boat Festival and then "Zongzi 'days are still consumed later.
Booking flights and accommodation during the two big festivals can be a challenge because of their popularity, but if you can make out there is the experience very interesting.Visiting a city like Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, or any other cities' in the Far East with one of these festivals is worth it as the sights, sounds, food and mingling with the locals is sure to provide an authentic experience.
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