Today is Chinese New Year's Day! This year is the year of the dragon! DH and I stayed up til midnight last night hoping that we might see some fireworks but we were quite disappointed. We could see a few fireworks off in the distance, but it was nothing like what we saw on New Year's Eve. A few Chinese families in our complex attempted to shoot off some fireworks around 11:30pm but the festivities were quickly cut short by the apartment security personnel.
To celebrate Chinese New Year today, I made lots of dumplings or "jiao zi." As a kid I would stuff myself silly on dumplings. My parents would put dimes inside the dumplings and the kid with the most dimes was the luckiest person. I also made some noodles and spring rolls. I thought about frying some fish and making some steamed buns too, but I thought that might be too much food.
DH and the kids are enjoying their time off from work and school today. Chinese New Year has been designated a national holiday in Indonesia since 2002. It's been a nice day to just eat some good food and spend time with family.
Happy Chinese New Year!
Gong xi fa cai!
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