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22 December is Winter Solstice. For Chinese, it’s called Dongzhi. Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for family to get gathering. In Malaysia, the main activity during Dongzhi is making and eating tangyuan (boiled ball of glutinous rice flour). Tangyuan are made of glutinous rice flour and sometimes brightly coloured and then cooked in a sweet soup. Tangyuan is usually eaten together with family. The round shape of the balls and the bowls where they are served, come to symbolise the family togetherness.

21 December 2017 

I back to uncle’s house at Cheras to celebrate Winter Solstice.

It’s 11.30pm.

It has been late when I reached my uncle’s house. Tangyuan almost done.

22 December 2017

I woke uo in earlier morning and haaving my breakfast before I back to hostel. My auntie put Tangyuan in a tupperware for me bring back to hostel.

I saw the blue sky along the road back to hostel. The blue sky was very charming in the earlier morning.

I ate Tangyuan as my dinner after class in hostel. 

Tangyuan very delicious

Happy Winter Solstice, everybody!