In Taiwan, the public holiday was in the past always observed on 5 April to honor the death of Chiang Kai-shek on that day in 1975, but with Chiang's party currently out of power, this convention is not being observed.In the mainland, the holiday is associated with the consumption of qingtuan, green dumplings made of glutinous rice and barley grass. In Taiwan, a similar confection (known as caozaiguo or shuchuguo) is consumed. A similar holiday is observed in the Ryukyu Islands, called Shīmī in the local language.