"Guo Tong"...........
In cantonese...........aka "Pass Winter" literally translated in the English lingo........more akin to "Thanksgiving"
A yearly festive date which always takes place end of December, a month before CNY (Chinese New Year), originally celebrating the fact that winter is passing, it has evolved into an intimate family gathering............and for Chinese in this region, they put more emphasis of celebrating this day than CNY itself.
In cantonese...........aka "Pass Winter" literally translated in the English lingo........more akin to "Thanksgiving"
A yearly festive date which always takes place end of December, a month before CNY (Chinese New Year), originally celebrating the fact that winter is passing, it has evolved into an intimate family gathering............and for Chinese in this region, they put more emphasis of celebrating this day than CNY itself.
Our dear mum made sure that we celebrated this day in full glory and ordered a sumptuous dinner for the five of us........all the restaurants were fully booked but somehow she managed to find us a table, but at what price??? I don't want to know.........
The fixed menu offered 11 dishes.........wooooooooooow, 9 dishes, 1 soup and a dessert for 5 peeps? .....Talking 'bout serious overkill..........
Ofcourse the "Guo Tong" event was a smashing success, rekindling our bonds and feelings, toasting for a good health and prosperous future for eachother........
Understandably there were plenty of leftovers, ....what da ya expect....we love to eat, but not in those copious amounts :p
Sure glad that our girl has grown up a bit and able to help us out with packing the leftovers.......the below vid is a perfect proof of that...........
"Guo Tong" properly celebrated, let's hope our well wishes bear fruit for the coming new year
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