Wu Chung's Chu Chih Tsu stated: It is a tradition that Tung Chih is as important as the New Year. The practice of Kowu is after all a good custom. Children in every house-hold kneel and kowtow before their parents. In Soochow of Kiangsu Province, people burned incense at daybreak. During the day, stores were closed and people ate and drank, as if they were celebrating the New Year.

And therewithall he swange oute a swerde and seyde, ‘But yf thou telle me all who hath ben here, now shalt thou dey!’

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

After the meeting, Jim summarized the major decisions made.