Mah Jongg
We meet in each other’s houses on Friday mornings to play this fascinating game, so numbers are limited to ten (nine at present). Mah Jongg is unique in that novices and seasoned players can play together in groups of three or four. A tile-based game of skill, strategy and calculation, it involves a degree of chance. Unlike the Chinese, however, we don’t gamble! Using dragons, winds, flowers & seasons, Mah Jongg has colourfully named games such as Gathering Plum Blossom from the Roof, Four Blessings Hovering over the Door and Plucking the Moon from the Bottom of the Sea. It originated in China centuries ago and is still played widely throughout East and South East Asia. Imported to the West in the 1920s, it has seen a revival of interest here in more recent years.
We traditionally celebrate Chinese New Year with lunch out and hopped into Hadleigh early in 2023 for the Year of the Rabbit - the Chinese have a twelve-year cycle, using the animals representing their signs of the zodiac – to wish everyone ‘Gung hei fa choi’ (prosperity for the coming year, the Mandarin equivalent of our ‘Happy New Year’). In 2024 we will be roaring off somewhere to greet the Year of the Dragon!
For more information please contact Lucy Marshall:(01206) 323197