La Ba FestivalContentIntroductionTheOriginofLabaFestivalMaterialsHowtoMakeTraditionalCustomBlessingonLabafestivalThe laba festival is commonly known as the lunarDecember8,whichhasalongtraditionandhistoryinChina,Onthisdaypeopledrinkthelabariceporridge,dothemosttraditionalalloverthecountry.Labaisthemost important festival of Chinese New twelith lunarmonth,and it was called“Laba Day”in ancienttimes,commonlybeknownas“LabaFestival”.腊八节是指每年农历的十二月俗称腊月，十二月初八（腊月初八）即是腊八节，腊八节在中国有着很悠久的传统和历史，在这一天喝腊八粥、做腊八粥是全国各地老百姓最传统、也是最讲究的习俗。腊八节是中国农历腊月最重大的节日，古代称为“腊日”，俗称“腊八节”。据说，佛道创始人释迦牟尼的成道之日也在十二月初八，因此腊八节也是佛教徒的节日，称为“佛成道节”。IntroductionTherearetwolegendaryoriginaboutLabaFestival.BuddhaSakyamuniBuddhasaidthatamovemountaincultivation.DecembereighthdaythatdaybecauseofhungerandfatigueZaidaostreet,wasashepherdessfoundwithlargegruelsavedsothatheDachedawu.EnlightenmentandBuddha.TheOriginofLabaFestivalTheOriginofLabaFestivalTheLabaFestivalforpeopleyeanngforYueFei.Thatyear,YueFeiwasantigoldinZhunxianTown,whenthewinteruniforms,YueFoodpoor,hungryandcold,allthepeoplehavetosendporridge,yuegujunmadeamealofthepeopletosendthe“1000porridge”,thevictoryandreturn.ThisdayisthebeginningofDecembereight.AfterthedeathofYueFei,peopleinordertocommemoratehim,everymonthatthebeginningofeightwithwax,grainsandbeansfruitporridge,finallybecomepopulai.Lets look at some pictures.MaterialsGlutinous Glutinous glutns ricericeBlack riceBlack riceYiYiGreen beanGreen beanLotus Lotus lotsseedseedYellow riceYellow riceWheat berryWheat berryRed beanRed beanGroundnut Groundnut gran(d)ntLongan Longan lg()nRed Red jujube jujube du:du:bRock candyRock candy糯米黑米薏仁绿豆莲子黄米麦仁红豆花生桂圆红枣冰糖Steps:Wash black rice,glutinous rice,wheat kernel with water.用清水淘洗干净黑米，糯米，麦仁。StepsPeanuts,lotus seeds,red dates,mung beans,red beans,and cob for 20 minutes respectively.花生米，莲子，红枣，绿豆，红豆，薏仁分别浸泡20分钟备用。StepsWash and spare the pulp and pulpplp.桂圆去皮果肉洗净备用。StepsPour the soaked peanuts,lotus seeds and jujube into the pot.把浸泡过的花生，莲子，红枣倒入锅。StepsAdd beans and all the rice.放入豆类和所有米类。StepsAdd beans the osmanthuszmns,the sugar and all the rice.放入豆类、桂圆、冰糖和所有米类。StepsAdd the water you need.加入所需量的开水。TraditionalCustomLabacongee（腊八粥）ItisaChinesetraditiontodrink“Labacongee”onthatdayandweoftenhearaboutitbyothernamesaswellsuchasBuddhacongee,congeeoffortuneandlongevity,congeeoffivetastes,andcongeeofseventreasures.腊八节这一天，中国民间有喝“腊八粥”的传统，“腊八粥”又叫佛粥、福寿粥、五味粥和七宝粥。.TraditionalCustomSacrifice（祭祀）Inancienttime,Labafestivalstartedasasacrificialofferingtoancestorsanddeities.Theporridgemustbeboiledformanyhoursandthenofferedasasacrificetotheancestors.theyleavesomeasasymbolofhopeforagoodharvestthecomingyear.Thismustbedonebeforenoontime.在古代，腊八节是一个向祖先神灵祭祀的日子，人们会把粥熬制很久然后拿去祭祀祖先和神灵，以祈祷来年丰收。祭祀仪式必须在中午完成。TraditionalCustomSacrifice（祭祀）As“CiHai”,themostcomprehensivedictionaryinChinaexplains,December8thlunarcalendaristhedaywhenShakyamuniachievedcompleteenlightenmentandmonasteriesmadecongeewithgrainsandfruitsasofferingtotheBuddha.SuchofferingbecameatraditionthatwenowseeinChineseculture.据辞海“腊八粥”条中云：“十二月八日为释迦牟尼佛成道日，故寺院取香谷及果实造粥以供佛。其后民间亦相沿成俗Laba Congee Preparation and Praying for Good Fortune for all PeopleThispartisperformedbymonksintheearlyhoursofthemorningwheretheypicktheingredientscarefullyandcooktheLabaCongeepiously.WhenthefirstpotofLabaCongeeiscookeditisservedtotheBuddhaandisenshrinedineachandeveryhallandinaparticularorderthusprayingforgoodfortuneforallpeople.Sometempleswillprovidelabacongeetopeopleonthisday.A Thousand Monks Delivering Buddhist OfferingsAscenenottobemissedistheonewhichseesathousandmonkslinedalongthepathfromtheHeavenlyGuardianHall(天王殿)allthewaytotheHallofMahavira(大雄宝殿)wheretheypassBuddhistofferings,onebyone,untileventuallytheyreachtheHallofMahavira.TheBuddhistofferingsarethenofferedtotheBuddha.Inadditiontotheabove,sermonsbytheAbbotofLingyinTempleandliteratureworksandfolkloresrelatedwithLabaFestivalallformpartofthispotentialintangibleculture.TraditionalCustomsoakingofLabagarlic（腌制腊八蒜）AnothercustomisthesoakingofLabagarlic.GarlicissoakedinvinegarformorethantwentydaysstartingfromLabafestival.ThenwhentheChineseNewYearcomes,thegarlicandvinegarisusedalongsidejiaozionthetable.腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜。从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。TraditionalCustomLabanoodle（腊八面）Insomenorthernareawheredoesntgrowrice,peopledontdrink“Labacongee”,buteatLabanoodlesinthisdaymorning.ThenoodlewaspreparedbeforetheLabafestival.在一些不产米的北方地区，人们不喝腊八粥，而是在腊八的早晨吃腊八面，腊八面是在腊八节之前就准备好了的。BlessingonLabafestival腊八节到了，我用荣幸运米，开心果，俏丽豆，发财枣，美满仁，如意蜜，健康糖，无忧水做一碗腊八粥送给你，愿你每天都快活!LabaFestivalarrived,Iuseluckymeters,pistachio,beautifulbeans,getrichjujube,perfectbenevolence,flexiblysweet,healthysugar,withoutwatermakeabowlofporridgetoyou,wishyouhappyeveryday!腊八祝你乐开花：俏丽胜鲜花，浪漫如樱花，吉祥似雪花，运气逢桃花，富贵赛牡丹花，芳香攀过茉莉花!Wishyouhappy.Itwins:beautifulflowers,romanticlikethecherryblossom,auspiciouslikesnowflakes,luckonpeachblossom,richracepeony,jasminefragranceclimb!