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urlefthandgrl in gargleblasted

[video/action] Xingese New Year

Feb 15, 2010 19:42

[the camera comes on and you can hear cheerful Chinese music playing. Have a view of the living room of 5-1 with piles and piles of Xingese food and this handpainted banner!]

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[Action] curious_copycat February 16 2010, 04:03:22 UTC

[Breezes in from the kitchen, carrying another plate of peach buns, and humming along with the Xingese music. Her dress is bright blue with a butterfly motif in a slightly darker blue, hair caught up in a slightly disheveled chignon.]

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 16 2010, 04:08:30 UTC

[her eyes light up]

Polly, thank you again for helping make the food! And making our dresses. It saved me so much money...!

Re: [Action] curious_copycat February 16 2010, 04:27:08 UTC

You're welcome! I've never made anything quite like them before! It was fun!

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 16 2010, 04:51:45 UTC

Your dress looks so nice on you.... It suits you very well.

Re: [Action] curious_copycat February 16 2010, 06:10:39 UTC

[Blushes a bit.]

So does yours! Green looks really good on you!

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 16 2010, 06:15:52 UTC

[flustered at this, she offers Polly a cookie]

C-cookie.

Re: [Action] dkjfadlf adf daf d curious_copycat February 16 2010, 06:47:50 UTC

[Takes the cookie happily.]

Thanks!

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 16 2010, 07:00:49 UTC

When should we do the fireworks?

Re: [Action] curious_copycat February 16 2010, 07:15:38 UTC

[Woah, wait, wat???]

There's fireworks...?

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 16 2010, 16:40:41 UTC

Yes. We have to set off firecrackers outside the front door for good luck. This is one of the most important things to do on New Year.

Re: [Action] curious_copycat February 17 2010, 04:34:02 UTC

Why is it so important?

[Not that she's complaining, mind. She'd practically wiggling with anticipation, having wanted to see real fireworks since she first heard about them.]

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 17 2010, 06:06:26 UTC

Ah. The loud noise is said to scare away evil spirits. The things we do for New Year's are mostly either for chasing out the old spirits and bad luck of the old year, and having good luck in the new year.

Like these! [she shows Polly a peach bun]

Re: [Action] curious_copycat February 17 2010, 06:39:11 UTC

Oh, I see! [Accepts the peach bun and takes a bite.] So, peaches are good luck?

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 17 2010, 06:53:18 UTC

We have a fairy tale about a fairyland with magical peaches. In the stories, if you ate one of these peaches, you would live forever.

So these buns are shaped like a peach, and we eat them for a long life. They have sweet bean jam in them for a sweet life.

Re: [Action] curious_copycat February 17 2010, 08:58:37 UTC

[Eyes wide. She is now going to make absolutely certain that all of her friends eat one.]

Here, Ran Fan, you should have one, then!

Re: [Action] urlefthandgrl February 17 2010, 23:54:46 UTC

[oops, how to explain superstitions....]

Ah-- Polly? They do not actually give you a long life. It is more like, a wish. Or a nice thought. Like, if I like you, and I want you to know that I want you to live happy, I give you one. See?

[but she wolfs it down anyway and gives Polly a shy smile]

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