Happy Dong Zhi, Everyone!

Happy Winter Solstice Festival, everyone!

After a rough day yesterday, today I felt it was a nice and happy start of the day when I saw the slight sunlight shinning through the clouds on the sky.

Today is Winter Solstice Festival (also known as “Dong Zhi” or “Ko Dong”) among the Chinese society. It is regarded as the second most important festivals of China. It is found that the Winter Solstice was the shortest day in a year, after which the sun begins its slow return to the North. The lunar Chinese new year will only be one month and a half away from the Winter Solstice.

“Dong Zhi” is also meant for a happy get-together. People would put on their best clothes, visit friends and celebrate it late into the longest night. Food plays an important part in the festivities. And the best part of the food part is, having “tang yuan” (in Mandarin) or “tong yuen” (in Cantonese). “Tang yuan”, a kind of stuffed dumpling made of glutinous rice and served in soup; and normally it is soaked in sweetened ginger soup. Sometimes the "tang yuan" can be colorful too!

Mum warned me not to be a crow today (I love wearing black or dark colors). So, I took out my grey slacks, white shirt and a PINK singlet with sequins. That is my dressing for the day. Came to office, my colleagues were ‘blinded’ with the shinny sequins. Hahaha, so funny! Well, at least I feel all cheery with the pink today. :)

I will be going for an important dinner tonight…..and I am looking forward to it. Till then, let me get back to my work. I have lots of planning to do and also a seminar going on later at 11am.

Tata!