How much do you know about the origin and customs of Laba Festival?

La Ba Festival is one of the traditional festivals in our country, the people have the custom of "drinking La Ba porridge", so when it comes to La Ba many people first think of La Ba porridge, in fact, in addition to La Ba porridge, La Ba Festival also has many colorful customs, the following is the origin and customs of La Ba Festival sorted out by the editor for everyone, let's find out together!

腊八节的由来

The LABA festival, commonly known as “Laba”, falls on the eighth day of the Làyuè. The custom is to “Drink laba porridge”. On the day of Laba, the monasteries held a Dharma meeting to imitate the story of the shepherdess offering chyle before the Buddha became a monk Laba porridge 。

Legend has it that after drinking this porridge, you can get the blessing of the Buddha, so Laba porridge is also called "Fushou porridge", "Fu porridge", and "Buddha porridge"."Laba" was originally a Buddhist festival, but it has evolved over the generations and gradually become a well-known folk festival.

The customs of Laba

腊八粥
腊八粥是一种在腊八节用由多种食材熬制的粥。腊八粥以八方食物合在一块，和米共煮一锅，是合聚万物、调和千灵之意。腊八粥的习俗，已非佛门所有，作为一种民间风俗，农历十二月八日吃腊八粥，用以庆祝丰收，一直流传至今。

Laba bean curd
Laba tofu is one of the traditional snacks in Yi County, Anhui, Anhui province. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household must make tofu, the folk will make this kind of tofu, then called“Laba tofu.”.

Eat ice
在青海地区部分人们在腊八前一天，用钢盆舀水结冰，等到了腊八节就脱盆冰并把冰敲成碎块。据说这天的冰很神奇，吃了它在以后一年不会肚子疼。

Laba garlic
Laba garlic is steeped on the eighth day of the last lunar month. It is a custom in north China, especially in North China. The ingredients are vinegar and garlic cloves.

La Ba Mian
中国北方一些不产或少产大米的地方，人们不吃腊八粥，而是吃腊八面。隔天用各种果、蔬做成臊子，把面条擀好，到腊月初八早晨全家吃腊八面。