Happy Dumpling (Dragon Boat) Festivals!Too bad this yr my mum injured her neck... so i dare not "order" dumplings from my mother.
Well, wish her well is more important. =)
The origin of dumpling festivals:
"This Festival, also known as Tuen Ng Festival, commemorates the death of a popular Chinese national hero, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against the corrupt rulers. Legend says that as townspeople attempted to rescue him, they beat drums to scare fish away and threw dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. "
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