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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Chat - Non Pinball/coin-opp Discussion => Topic started by: studley67 on April 03, 2015, 04:40:19 PM
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http://traditions.cultural-china.com/en/14Traditions278.html
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I'm on to it, thanks for reminding me.
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I believe flying kites are also popular for this festival as well as choping off ones leg and eating it cold.
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Origin
It is said that the Qingming Festival was originally held to commemorate a loyal man living in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC), named Jie Zitui. Jie cut a piece of meat from his own leg in order to save his hungry lord who was forced to go into exile when the crown was in jeopardy. The lord came back to his position nineteen years later, and forgot Jie Zitui but later felt ashamed and decided to reward him. However, Jie had blocked himself up in a mountain with his mother. In order to find Jie, the lord ordered that the mountain should be set on fire. Later Jie was found dead with his mother. In order to commemorate Jie, the lord ordered that the day Jie died was Hanshi (Cold Food) Festival - the day that only cold food could be eaten.
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Yes, it's Sunday but the Govt has declared Monday as a public holiday....thanks for that!!!
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Happy Maodan!
(http://www.odditycentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Balut-550x367.jpg)
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and for the layman wtf does moadan mean?
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Just what the picture shows.
Maodan = Balut = Edible duck embryo.
A popular delicacy across South East Asia including China.
Never tried it, but it can't taste worse than eating your own leg. !^!
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try both and report back %.%
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happy tomb sweeping day.