#EnglishResources# Introduction In northern my country, there is a saying, "Children, don't be greedy, after the Laba Festival, it will be the New Year." Crossing the Laba Festival means the beginning of the New Year. Every Laba Festival, people in the north are busy peeling garlic to make vinegar, soaking Laba garlic, and eating Laba noodles and Laba porridge. Laba Festival is rarely mentioned in the south, and the Laba Festival is a typical northern festival. None The following content has been prepared for your reference and reading.
1. English introduction to the Laba Festival Buddhism was well accepted in the areas inhabited by the Han Chinese, who believed that Sakyamuni the first Buddha and founder of the religion, attained enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth month . Sutras were chanted in the temples and rice porridge with beans, nuts and dried fruit was prepared for the Buddha. With the passing of time the custom extended, especially in rural areas where peasants would pray for a plentiful harvest in this way. p>
There is, however, another touching story: When Sakyamuni was on his way into the high mountains in his quest for understanding and enlightenment, he grew tired and hungry. Exhausted from days of walking, he fainted away by a river in India. A shepherdess found him there and fed him her lunch -- porridge made with beans and rice. Sakyamuni was thus able to continue his journey.
2. The majority Han Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating laba rice porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The date usually falls in min—January and is a traditional Chinese festival.
Legend about the origin of this festivity abounds One maintains that over 3,000 years ago sacrificial rites were held in the twelfth lunar month when people offered up their prey to the gods of heaven and earth. The Chinese characters for the hunt and the twelfth month (lie and la) were interchangeable then, and ever since la has been used to refer to both. Since the festival was held on the eighth day of the last month, people later appended the number eighth (ba in Chinese), giving us the current laba.
3. Laba Festival English introduction composition Laba is celebrated on the eighth day of the last lunar month, referring to the traditional start of celebrations for the Chinese New Year. La in Chinese means the 12th lunar month and ba means eight.
Legends about the origin of this festivity abound. One holds that over 3,000 years ago sacrificial rites called La were held in the twelfth lunar month when people offered their preys to the gods of heaven and earth. The Chinese characters for prey and the twelfth month were interchangeable then, and ever since La has been used to refer to both.
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.
The majority Han Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba rice porridge on the Laba Festival. The date usually falls in mid-Janua. < /p>
4. Laba rice porridge contains glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds, red beans and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. Actually eight ingredients are used, cooked with sugar to make the porridge tasty.
Northerners prefer to use glutinous rice, red beans, dates, lotus seeds, dried pulp, walnuts, pine nuts and other dried fruits in their porridge; southerners like a salty porridge prepared with rice, soybeans, peanuts, broad beans, taro, water chestnuts, walnuts, vegetables and diced meat. In the north, it a dessert with sugar added; in the south, salt put in. Some people like to add cinnamon and other condiments to add flavor.
Controlling the heat of great importance in making Laba porridge. At the start, the flame must be high, but the fire then turned down to let the porridge simmer until it begins to emit a very delicious smell. The process time-consuming but not complicated.
5. Laba Festival English Introduction Composition Buddhm was well accepted in the areas inhabited by the Han Chinese, who believed that Sakyamuni the first Buddha and founder of the religion, attained enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth month. Sutras were chanted in the temples and rice porridge with beans, nuts and dried fruit was prepared for the Buddha . With the passing of time the custom extended, especially in rural areas where peasants would pray for a plentiful harvest in th way.
There , however, another touching story: When Sakyamuni was on h way into the high mountains in h quest for understanding and enlightenment, he grew tired and hungry. Exhausted from days of walking, he fainted away by a river in India. A shepherdess found him there and fed him her lunch -- porridge made with beans and rice. Sakyamuni was thus able to continue h journey.
6. English introduction composition of Laba Festival oday is Laba Festival. In the morning, I was still covered in the quilt. I heard a voice from the quilt. When I opened my eyes, I saw a food program - the host was tasting garlic beautifully. I suddenly remembered that today is Laba Festival.
After confirming the festival, we still watch the program completely. The north and the South celebrate the same festival with different customs. Laba porridge, Laba garlic, and Laba tofu, which I have never tasted, are all so lovely, as if they are close to my eyes. Sitting on the sofa, the program is over. When Laba arrives , the new year is not far away
When I think of Laba every year, I always come to grandma's house early. What comes to my nostrils is the smell of Laba porridge. It's sweet. When I taste it , I suddenly feel that my heart is like being pasted by warmth. It's sweet on my lips and printed on the bottom of my heart. In the twinkling of an eye, it is another year. I miss the taste and the warm taste. < /p>
Imagine that in a moment, you will have the joy of reunion. Are your friends on the other side of the world the same as me? Thinking about it, the sweetness is filled in my heart. It is this festival that locks the hearts of all parts of the world together. Although I haven't met, I still say happy Laba Festival! I know that my friends will feel the blessings I send.
Laba Festival is a warm Festival. The warm Laba porridge is warm to my heart.
7. English introduction composition of Laba Festival Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the annual Laba Festival.
This day is an important traditional festival among Chinese people. There is a custom of eating Laba porridge among Chinese people. According to the data, the Laba Festival has a history of more than 1200 years.
"La" was originally a sacrifice in ancient times. In the Shang Dynasty, people held four big sacrifices in spring, summer, autumn and winter with hunted animals every year to offer sacrifices to ancestors and heaven and earth gods. The scale of Winter Sacrifice is called " wax sacrifice". Therefore, the December of the lunar calendar is called the "twelfth lunar month", and the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is called the "twelfth lunar month".
"Shuowen Jiezi" explains the word "La": "La, three days after the winter solstice, wax is offered to 100 gods." In the northern and Southern Dynasties, it was said that there were eight kinds of "wax sacrifice" gods, and the " wax sacrifice" was fixed to the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which was called "Laba Festival". People offer sacrifices to their ancestors and the gods of heaven and earth, praying for a good harvest and good luck. Every Laba Festival, people always have a sweet and delicious "Laba porridge".
I got up early to watch TV and knew that today was Laba. The whole family had rice porridge in the morning and big rice at noon, symbolically passing this not too grand festival. In the afternoon, I read newspapers with ningzi in my office. Baidu search on "Laba" knowledge, go in and have a look. It's really a lot.
8. Laba Festival English introduction essay Laba Festival, of course, what we are most looking forward to is eating Laba porridge. The history of drinking Laba porridge in China has only been recorded in writing for more than 1000 years. It began in the Song Dynasty at the latest . On Laba day, Laba porridge is made in the imperial court, government, temples and people's homes. Until today, the custom of drinking Laba porridge has been handed down.
I came home from school, ready to eat Laba porridge. I ran to the kitchen and asked my mother if Laba porridge was ready? As a result, my mother said she was preparing to do it. I think I'm in a hurry to eat. It's not ready yet. But it's good. I used to eat well every time, but I haven't seen how to do it. This time I can see my mother making Laba porridge with my own eyes. It's also good.
9. Laba Festival English Introduction Composition Laba has the custom of eating Laba porridge on this day. Laba porridge is also called "seven treasures and five flavors porridge". China has a history of drinking Laba porridge for more than 1000 years. It first began in the Song Dynasty. On Laba day, Laba porridge is made in the imperial court, government, temples and people's homes. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge was even more popular. At the palace, the emperor, empress, Prince, etc. all gave Laba porridge to the ministers of civil and military affairs and attendants, and distributed rice and fruit to all monasteries for monks to eat. In the folk, every family should also make Laba porridge to sacrifice their ancestors; At the same time , families get together to eat and give gifts to relatives and friends.
The patterns of Laba porridge in various parts of China are unique and varied. Among them, Beiping is the most exquisite. There are many items mixed in white rice, such as red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, longan, hazelnuts, grapes, ginkgo, water chestnut, green silk, roses, red beans and peanuts. There are no less than twenty kinds in total. On the evening of the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, people began to get busy, washing rice, soaking fruit, peeling, enucleating and fine picking, and then began to cook at midnight, and then stewed over a low fire until the morning of the next day.
People who are more fastidious also have to carve the fruit into human shapes, animals and patterns, and then cook it in a pot. The more characteristic is to put "fruit lion " in Laba porridge. The fruit lion is a lion shaped object made of several kinds of fruit. The crisp dates with dates removed and dried are used as the body of the lion, half a walnut kernel is used as the lion's head, peach kernel is used as the lion's foot, and sweet almond is used as the lion's tail. Then stick it together with sugar and put it in a atherosclerotic bowl, like a little lion. If the bowl is large, you can put two lions or four little lions. What's more important is to use jujube paste, bean paste, yam, hawthorn cake and other foods with various colors to knead the images of eight immortals, old longevity and arhat. This kind of decorative Laba porridge can only be seen on the altar of the former big temple
After the Laba porridge is cooked, we should worship the gods and ancestors first. After that, give gifts to relatives and friends. Be sure to send them out before noon. The last is for the whole family. The leftover Laba porridge, which has been preserved for a few days, is a good sign. It takes the meaning of "surplus every year". If you give porridge to the poor, it is to accumulate virtue for yourself . Laba porridge also plays the role of witchcraft among the people. If flowers and fruit trees are planted in the yard, you should also smear some Laba porridge on the branches and stems. I believe it will bear more fruit in the coming year. On Laba, in addition to offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods, there are also people who mourn the dead country and place their grief on it.
In the northeast, there is also a proverb "Laba Laba, freeze your chin", which means that Laba is very cold on this day. Eating Laba porridge can make people warm and resist the cold. "Laba porridge can't be eaten. After eating Laba porridge, there will be a good harvest.". The day of the twelfth lunar month is a traditional folk festival in China - "Laba Festival". On this eighth day in Guanzhong, every family has to cook a pot of Laba porridge and have a good meal. Not only adults and children eat, but also feed animals, chickens and dogs, and wipe some on doors, walls and trees.
10. Laba Festival English Introduction Composition Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. I want to drink Laba porridge. Laba porridge is a very exquisite food. China has a history of drinking Laba porridge for more than 1000 years. It first began in the Song Dynasty. Every family has to make it. It is said that before the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month , monks held bowls and prayed along the street to cook the collected rice, chestnut, jujube, nuts and other materials into Laba porridge and distribute it to the poor. It is said that after eating, you can get the blessing of the Buddha, so some poor people call it "Buddha porridge". No wonder this porridge has a variety of materials. It's very delicious!
The day before yesterday, grandma was busy with this porridge. Soaked with cold water from yellow rice , black beans, red dates, peanuts and other grains. Just looking at it reminds people of delicious food. Early in the morning, grandma lit the stove with wood, set up a disaster, added water, and gently put the prepared grain into the pot. The pot immediately became a colorful world, colorful and emitting a slight fragrance. Grandma stirred it gently with a large spoon, and the pot immediately turned over. Grandma covered the pot with satisfaction and went to watch TV, but I was still very interested in it and waited carefully. Now I finally understand the truth of grandma's use of charcoal. The fire dyed by charcoal is soft and gently sets off the bottom of the pot. The porridge made in this way will be more sweet and palatable. charcoal stretched down a little, and I pushed it forward. The solid wood turned into ashes for our delicious meal. After more than an hour, white gas came out from the edge of the pot cover, and the pot also made a sound of drumming . I shouted excitedly. Grandma came and patted my head, "wait, come, you greedy cat!"
She opened the lid of the pot, and the water in it almost disappeared. There were small bubbles between the entangled rice grains from time to time, like an erupting volcano. Puffy red dates float on it, like a group of lovely fat dolls. Grandma and I smiled, "okay!" Before the words fell, I took out the dishes and chopsticks and called the family. The family sat around a table. In front of everyone was a bowl of red Laba porridge. I couldn't wait to eat, wow! This porridge is glutinous and delicious! There is also a trace of smoothness, like the shallow singing when eating kiss jelly. Attractive red dates are sweet and delicious
After eating a bowl of porridge, the whole person was warm and the winter cold was swept away. The myth says: "Laba porridge is not only delicious and nutritious, but also can increase happiness and longevity." Alas, if it were Laba Festival every day, how good it would be if we could eat Laba porridge every day!