What are the customs of Laba Festival
The Laba Festival is A festival with a long history, there are legends that it originated before the Qin Dynasty, and there are also legends that it came from Indian Buddhism.It has been passed down to this day, and during the Laba Festival, people have the custom of drinking Laba porridge, eating Laba tofu, and soaking Laba garlic.
A brief introduction to the Laba Festival
Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, commonly known as "Laba", falls on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month every year, and is mainly popular in northern my country.The custom of this festival is "drinking Laba porridge".Laba is one of the grand festivals in Buddhism.This day is the day when Buddha Sakyamuni became enlightened.The word "Laba" originated from the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and was also called "La Ri" at that time.It was originally a Buddhist festival, and it has evolved through the generations and has gradually become a well-known folk festival.
Customs and Folklore of Laba Festival
Drinking Laba Porridge
In order not to forget the sufferings suffered by the Buddha before he became enlightened, the ancient Indians also commemorated the Buddha’s birthday on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.When he attained enlightenment and became a Buddha, he would eat mixed porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month as a commemoration.Since Buddhism was introduced to China, various monasteries have made porridge with fragrant grains and fruits to present to disciples and good men and women.On the day of Laba, various monasteries hold pujas, imitating the allusions of the shepherds offering milk chyme before the Buddha’s enlightenment, and cooking porridge with fragrant grains and fruits as offerings to the Buddha, which is called Laba porridge.It is said that after drinking this kind of porridge, you can get the blessing of the Buddha.Therefore, Laba porridge is also called "Fu Shou porridge", "Fu Shou porridge", and "Buddha porridge".
Eating Laba Tofu
Laba Tofu is one of the traditional folk snacks in Yixian County, Anhui Province, and it is a festival food custom.On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household will make tofu by the sun, and the people call this sun-dried tofu "Laba tofu".Laba tofu is made by first using high-quality small soybeans to make tofu, and cutting it into round or square pieces, then smearing salt water, digging a small hole in the middle of the upper part, adding an appropriate amount of salt, and setting it in the mild winter sun Slowly bake under the sun, so that the salt is gradually absorbed, and the water is gradually dried, and then it becomes Laba tofu.The color of the finished product is as yellow as jade, the entrance is soft, the taste is salty and sweet, fragrant and fresh.If you add ingredients such as dried shrimp during drying, the taste will be better.
Soaking Laba Garlic
From the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year is better than the other day.In most areas of North China, there is a custom of soaking garlic in vinegar on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is called Laba garlic.Pickled Laba Garlic is a traditional snack mainly popular in North China, and it is a festive custom of Laba Festival.Laba garlic ingredients are actually very simple, just vinegar and garlic cloves.The method is also extremely simple, put the peeled garlic cloves into a sealable jar, bottle or other container, then pour vinegar, seal the mouth and put it in a cold place.Slowly, the garlic soaked in vinegar will turn green, and finally it will become green all over, like jade and jasper.
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