Laba Festival, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, is the main custom of "drinking Laba porridge". Laba Festival is one of the grand festivals in Buddhism. Buddhism records that Sakyamuni practiced asceticism for many years before becoming a monk, and found that asceticism was not the way out, so he decided to give up asceticism.

At this time, I met a herder who offered chyle. After eating, I recovered my strength and sat down under the bodhi tree to meditate.1February 8, I went home as a Taoist. To commemorate this event, Buddhists held Buddhist ceremonies on this day, offering rice and fruit to cook porridge for the Buddha. Wu's Dream in the Southern Song Dynasty says: "On the eighth day of this month, the temple name is Laba. Dasha and other temples have five-flavored porridge called Laba porridge. " Since Buddhism was introduced to China, temples have cooked porridge with fragrant valleys and fruits and distributed it to believers and loyal men and women.

On the day of Laba, Buddhist ceremonies were held in various monasteries, just like the story of a shepherdess offering chyle before becoming a monk. She cooked porridge with torreya grandis and fruits for the Buddha and named it Laba porridge. Legend has it that drinking this porridge can get the blessing of the Buddha. So Laba porridge is also called "Fushou porridge", "Fude porridge" and "Buddha porridge". "Laba" was originally a Buddhist festival. After several generations of evolution, it gradually became a household name.

Customs:

1, drink laba vinegar

Laba vinegar is a traditional custom of Laba Festival. The custom of soaking garlic with vinegar on Laba Day is called Laba vinegar. Laba vinegar should be soaked on New Year's Day, jiaozi should be eaten on the first day, and jiaozi should be a vegetarian. You should be a vegetarian for a year, and dip it in Laba vinegar, which will have a unique taste. "Laba vinegar" not only tastes mellow, but also does not go bad after a long time.

Step 2 eat laba garlic

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year is getting worse every day. In most parts of northern China, the custom of soaking garlic with vinegar is called Laba garlic. It is a custom in northern China to brew Laba garlic on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Its materials are vinegar and garlic cloves.

Pickled Laba garlic is a traditional snack mainly popular in northern China, and it is a festival food custom of Laba Festival. Laba garlic material is actually very simple, that is, vinegar and garlic cloves. Put the peeled garlic cloves in a sealable container, such as a jar or bottle, then pour in vinegar, seal the mouth and put it in a cold place. Slowly, the garlic soaked in vinegar will turn green, and finally the whole body will turn green, like jade and jasper.

Extended data:

According to legend, the old couple lived a hard life and saved a lot of money, but their precious son didn't live up to expectations and it was not virtuous to marry a daughter-in-law. They soon lost their wealth. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the young couple were cold and hungry. Fortunately, villagers and neighbors helped to cook a pot of "hybrid porridge" mixed with rice, noodles, beans and vegetables.

It means: "Eat mixed porridge and remember the lesson." This porridge made the young couple get rid of their bad habits and embark on the right path. By living hard, their days are getting better day by day. The popular custom of Laba porridge is that people follow it to warn future generations.