Celebrating Dongzhi Festival with dumplings and tangyuan

Celebrating Dongzhi Festival with dumplings and tangyuan
Huang Xiaoming Dongzhi Festival
I’m going to become your handy wikipedia in this post because I didn’t even know there was such a festival until the other day and wanted to share with anyone who may be interested. Donzhi Festival was on December 22, 2017 and like everyone else, celebs spent it getting together with family and having dumplings and tangyuan (pictured above courtesy of Huang Xiaoming). 

 
Dongzhi Festival 冬至 which translates to extreme of winter is also known as the Winter Solstice Festival. The exact day is calculated based on the Lunar Calendar and typically takes place around December 21 – December 23. On this day, the daytime in the Northern Hemisphere is at its shortest and the nighttime is at its longest. What follows are the coldest times of the year. The event is signifiant as it relates to the balance of yin and yang in that the winter solstice is yin at its peak and as the days grow longer, so does the yang. Meanwhile, if you’re simply curious how dumplings are made, Qiao Xin gives us a sneak peek. 
 Dongzhi Festival wrap dumpling Qiao Xin Ode to Joy
 Dongzhi Festival wrap dumpling Qiao Xin Ode to Joy
 Dongzhi Festival wrap dumpling Qiao Xin Ode to Joy
 Dongzhi Festival wrap dumpling Qiao Xin Ode to Joy
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