can you tell me what holidays do hainan and hokkien people clebrate?
what special customs do hainan and hokkien people follow?
what foods do hokkien and hainan people eat?
can you send the reply to me by today
thank you very much!!!
Thank you for your enquiry.
Below is some information on Hainanese and Hokkien holidays or customs. Do note that they are not specific to people in Singapore. People from different dialect groups in Singapore are more likely to commemorate major Chinese customs such as Lunar New Year, Qing Ming and Mid-Autumn than they are the customs below which are practiced by native communities.
Here are some Hainan holidays/customs:
- Junpo festival : a festival for Han people to worship Madam Xian, a politician and national heroine who devoted her life to the development of local agriculture and economy
- Sanyuesan festival (also known as Coconut festival) : This takes place on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month of the year. Traditionally a festival meant for young Li & Miao men and women to sing, dance and celebrate life and love. An annual event at which the island province's coconut-associated cultural heritage and ethnic habits and customs are displayed
(source: http://www.sunnysanya.com/hainan_island/Hainan_Island_Culture_Festival.asp & http://www.chinareview.com/culture/festivals/hainan-coconut-festival/index.html)
The worship of Tian Gong or the Heavenly God by making offerings to the supreme deity on the ninth day of the first month in the lunar calendar is an example of a typical Hokkien custom.
Typical Hainanese food includes:
- Hainanese chicken rice (an assemblage of "white" (ginger and garlic) poached chicken and rice steamed in stock and chicken fat, served with cucumber, broth and dipping sauces)
- Hainanese western food
- Mutton soup
(sources:
- http://www.hainan-world.com/dir/hainanfood.html
- http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2003/yax-313.htm
- http://kuali.com/flavours/review.asp?file=flavours/2003/3/3haina&sec=flavours )
Typical Hokkien food includes:
- Hong Bak (braised pork in black soy sauce)
- Bak Ku Teh (stewed pork in herbal broth)
- Popiah (crepe roll filled with shredded vegetables)
- Hokkien mee (yellow egg noodles, typically served with prawns)
- Gnor Hiang (meat & shrimp roll)
(sources:
- http://kuali.com/flavours/review.asp?file=recfeature/2003/9/19hokki&sec=recfeature
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien_noodles
- http://food.rumspace.com/2007/07/08/beng-thin-hoon-kee-hokkien-restaurant/ )
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