Gung Hay Fat Choy! The Year of the Ox
Once again, we had a wonderful Chinese New Year party with our local FCC. I don't feel that it's FCC's responsibility to bring Chinese culture into our lives. I think we have to navigate that and find it from varied sources. But it is nice to have a large group to celebrate the holiday with. It was even more appreciated this year. We had planned to have an additional celebration at our house but had to cancel when we lost our electricity. Emmy and I did manage to decorate the house but that's about it. She was very interested in everything this year. We had a book we read about a million times and she asked lots of questions.
From my perspective, the goal is to continue to integrate Chinese holidays into our lives, our way. Just like Christmas or any other holidays, it is individualized within each family. We still plan to learn about how things are celebrated in China and over the years maybe our celebration will get more authentic. An example: Serving a whole fish, head and all, is part of the traditional celebration. Since I've never cooked a whole fish, I usually put Goldfish crackers or Gummy Fish on the table for symbolism. Someday I'll learn, or attempt, to cook a whole fish. But I'm sure I'll still put Goldfish crackers on the table for our special family twist.
From my perspective, the goal is to continue to integrate Chinese holidays into our lives, our way. Just like Christmas or any other holidays, it is individualized within each family. We still plan to learn about how things are celebrated in China and over the years maybe our celebration will get more authentic. An example: Serving a whole fish, head and all, is part of the traditional celebration. Since I've never cooked a whole fish, I usually put Goldfish crackers or Gummy Fish on the table for symbolism. Someday I'll learn, or attempt, to cook a whole fish. But I'm sure I'll still put Goldfish crackers on the table for our special family twist.
posted by Lisa & Dave | 6:29 PM
2 Comments:
You all look so great in your outfits! Emmy looks SO cute in bright PINK and black is Aiden's color for sure! Looks like you had a great time!
Hey, when you decide to cook the whole fish you don't need to have us over for dinner :~). I struggle looking at the eyes looking back at me while I eat. I love how you all keep them involved in their culture. As Americans we tend to forget we came from somewhere else. Of course, we try to keep the Irish in our culture. Why not, they drink, laugh, and make jokes...I think everyone has a little Irish in them.
Love,
TaTa and Ralph
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