Baozhong Day

Friday, June 19, is the annual Dragonboat Festival. The day has an additional importance to our town. It is “Baozhong Day!”

One of the foods that is traditionally eaten on the Dragonboat Festival is a dumpling called a “zongzi.” it is a dumpling made from sticky rice and a variety of other fillings. It is wrapped and cooked in bamboo leaves.

In Chinese, to wrap zongzi is to “bao zongzi.” (the z has a sound similar to the English letter z.)

The pronunciation is similar to the name of our town: “Bao-Zhong.” (the zh has a sound similar to the English letter j.)

Therefore, it is time for a big party. The atmosphere will be similar to a county fair. Events are planned throughout the day, including flower-drum dancing and a special evening program. The sign in the photo is a warning to drivers to be careful during the morning “Town Walk.”

We anticipate that this will be our final time to witness the Baozhong community celebrations.

Praise and Prayer

• Praise the Lord that we were able to apply for an extension to our resident certificates. And, we were told that we can apply for our exit permits when we pick up our updated documents on June 24. We will not need to make an additional trip to the Immigration Office to do so.
• Although not teaching at the FuHsing Elementary School this semester, we have been invited to attend the June 18 graduation ceremony. It will be an opportunity to say good-byes to the teachers and students.