last monday (6th June) was 'chung' day or it seems most people know it better as the 'ba chang' festival. we are not lucky enough to know someone who can make them so we had to hunt to buy them. well actually alex did but couldn't find anything on that BUT manage to get some on friday!! apparently i have any unusual way of eating my 'chung'.... i eat it with sugar. yes, the one with the pork, beans and salted egg yoke is eaten with sugar.that's what my mum gave me when i was a kid :p anyways, for those who don't know there is a story behind the whole 'chung' festival.
"it is to commemorate thhe death of a famous chinese poet called qu yuan who lived during the warring states period in china. he drowned himself because he failed to warn his king of the expansionism of their qin neighbor who eventually took over their capital city. according to legend, people would throw packets of rice into the river where he was drowned to prevent fish from eating his body." i think buddhist believed that when you die there shouldn't be any scars, marks or whatever on your body or you reincarnate with it (don't believe everything i write kay... i could be wrong).
well i got to eat my 'chung' ... it's not as yummy coz it was more glutinous rice than anyting else -_-
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