Do you know that today is a special #holiday in Chinese Lunar - TopicsExpress



          

Do you know that today is a special #holiday in Chinese Lunar calendar? The La Ba (腊八) #Festival, which is celebrated on the eighth (ba, 八) day of the 12th month (la yue 腊月), is one of the most important traditional festivals in Chinese #culture. As the old Chinese saying goes, After La Ba its time for the New Year (过了腊八就是年), the festival is also regarded as a prelude to the Chinese Lunar New Year. The festival was originally a day of thanks for a good #harvest and sacrifice to ancestors. Chinese people celebrate La Ba Festival with La Ba #porridge, often made with rice, peanuts, green beans, red beans and lotus seeds. La Ba-picked garlic is often eaten in Northern #China on this day as well.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 22:04:00 +0000

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