the Laba Festival

The laba porridge is not only a yummy traditional rite in China to mark the laba festival but also a delicacy good for health.

腊八节喝腊八粥是中国传统习俗。腊八粥不仅好喝，对身体也十分有益。

The Laba tofu is the folk specialty7 of Qian County in Anhui province. Before the Laba Festival, every family in Qian county will dry tofu in open space.

“腊八豆腐”是安徽黔县民间风味特产，腊八之前，黔县家家户户都要在空地上晒制豆腐。

The date of the Laba Festival usually falls in mid-January.

腊八节的阳历日期通常在1月中旬。

Since the festival was held on the eighth day of the Last month, people later appended the number eight ( ba in Chinese), giving us the current Laba.

因为这个节日是在最后一个月的第八天举行的，后来人们就加上了八，于是就有了现在的腊八。

In12 hours, the assembled rice, beans and nuts would be turned into gallons of porridge to be distributed for free to all-comers as part of the traditional Laba Festival celebrations.

个小时后，各种稻米，豆类，及坚果等原料将被组合来制作腊八粥，这些粥将作为腊八节庆祝的一分部，免费分发给所有的来访者。

The Laba Festival, the day in most parts of China have the custom of eating Laba porridge.

腊八节这天我国大多数地区都有吃腊八粥的习俗。

One day before the festival, people cut up all kinds of fruits and vegetables and prepare the noodle roll. Then in the morning of the Laba Festival, the whole family can eat the Laba noodles.

隔天将各种果蔬切碎，把面条擀好，到腊月初八早晨全家就能吃到腊八面了。

Laba Festival, the original ancient harvest celebrations, thanks to ancestors and gods ( including the goalkeeper, household God, house of God, Kitchen God, well God) rituals, in addition to worship ancestors the activities, but also by people infected.

腊八节原自古代欢庆丰收、感谢祖先和神灵（包括门神、户神、宅神、灶神、井神）的祭祀仪式，除祭祖敬神的活动外，人们还要逐疫。

The majority Han Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba rice porridge on the Laba Festival.

绝大多数汉族人长期遵循在腊八节吃蜡八粥的传统。

Traditionally, the Laba porridge is the most important element of the festival.

腊八粥Laba porridge传统上，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。