Chinese New Year - Twentieth Day : 女娲再补天 or Nüwa Patch Up Sky Again

Today is the Twentieth Day of the Chinese New Year and is the day of 女娲再补天 or Nüwa Patched the Sky Again.

Legends has it that on the Twentieth Day of the Chinese New Year, a really big hole appeared in the sky and the Goddess 女娲 (Nüwa)补天 had to expend great efforts to patch up the hole in the sky.

As for the Tenth Day, on this day, in our family, we all eat 年糕 (niangao) to commemorate Her deeds.

Chinese New Year - Tenth Day : 女娲补天 or Nüwa Patched the Sky

The Tenth Day of the Chinese New Year is the day of 女娲补天 or Nüwa Patched the Sky.

Legends has it that on the Tenth Day of the Chinese New Year, a small hole appeared in the sky and the rain fell non-stop. To save the people on Earth from drowning, 女娲 (Nüwa)补天 or patched up the hole in the sky.

On this day, in our family, we all eat 年糕 (niangao) - sticky rice cake made only for Chinese New Year). 

We just slice the 年糕 into thin slices and eat them as they are, fried plain or with egg batter and best of all, fried as a sandwich of yam and 年糕.

Here is a plate of the fried plain 年糕 (niangao) ...

and another plate fried with yam slices... 

 Yummy :-)