Duan Wu Jie - Rice Dumpling Festival

Duan Wu Jie is a festival that celebrated by the Chinese, to pay respect to the patriotic poet, Qu Yuan (pronounced as Chue Yuan).



Once upom a time in China, this guy, Qu Yuan, he is once an important minister during the "CHU empire". He loved his country very much. Unfortunately, in one incident, his Majesty did not take Qu Yuan's advise and got himself in the hand of their enemies which lead him to death.

Looking the empire dying, Qu Yuan is sad and angry. In the end he threw himself into the river named, Puo Luo by grabbing a big rock with him.

The villagers do loved him so much until they dump the "zhong zi" which is made of rice and wrapped with bamboo leaves.They believe that this would stop the fish in the river from eating Qu Yuan's body.
And even some villagers boat them self to the middle of the river and played the drum loudly.
So that the fish are all scare away from the body of Qu-yuan.

This Tradition carry on on the every 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar in order to remember this great person.

But.... now days..... wondering the young ones, will they understand why are they eating "zhong zi" on the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar. Haha.

May be they just know that,
IS TIME TO EAT "ZHONG ZI" !!!!!!!!
because it is very delicious XD
The combination of rice, pork, roast pork, chestnut, egg, salted egg, mushroom and red bean..
wowowo ~~~ tasty =)
For those who are not allow to eat non-Halal food, chill up, there are some halal version that you can buy from the market ^^ enjoy !!


Today I'm alone in my Malacca house with two "zhong zi" given to me from my mother.

happy lonely dumpling festival to me :)