后天就是
腊八节
The day after tomorrow is Laba festival!
你知道腊八节要怎么过吗?
Do you know how to celebrate the Laba festival?
放假?!
Emmm……确实放假
那么,腊八节要怎么过呢?
你是否听说过腊八粥、腊八蒜?
别急,5idea今天来一一揭晓!
Have you heard of laba Congee, laba garlic?
Don't worry, 5idea will reveal it one by one today!
农历十二月初八
是中国的传统节日
The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the 8th day of the 12th month of the lunar Chinese calendar.
腊八节
"La" is the name given to the 12th lunar month
and 8 is pronounced as "ba" in Chinese
腊八节有什么习俗呢?
What are the customs about Laba festival?
1祭祀
Sacrifice to Heaven and Ancestors
腊八节起初是为了祭祀祖先
Laba festival was started as a sacrificial offering to ancestors.
祈求丰收以及为即将来到的一年祈福
It was also a time to pray a bountiful harvest and good luck.
2腊八粥
Laba Congee
腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素
Laba Congee is the most important element of the festival.
腊八粥通常由八种材料做成
Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients
这些材料可以是黏米,红豆,小米,高粱,豌豆,莲子等
which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and etc.
中国人相信腊八节喝腊八粥会带来好运
Chinese people believe that eating congee during Laba festival will bring good luck.
腊八粥充满着中国人民对幸福生活的美丽期望
Laba Congee is infused with Chinese people's beautiful expectations of a happy life.
3腊八蒜
Laba Garlic
腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜
Another custom is the soaking of Laba garlic
从腊八节那天起
就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天
到春节的时候
就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了
Garlic is soaked in vinegar for more than twenty days starting from Laba festival.
Then when the Chinese New Year comes, the garlic and vinegar is used alongside jiaozi on the table.
4腊八豆腐
Laba Tofu
“腊八豆腐”是安徽黔县民间风味特产
在春节前夕的腊八
即农历十二月初八前后
黔县家家户户都要晒制豆腐
民间将这种自然晒制的豆腐称作“腊八豆腐”
Laba tofu is a folk specialty of Qian county in Anhui province.
Around the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, every household in Qian county would dry their Laba tofu.
5 腊八面
Laba Noodles
我国北方一些不产或少产大米的地方
人们不吃腊八粥
而是吃腊八面
隔天用各种果、蔬做成臊子,把面条擀好
到腊月初八早晨全家吃腊八面
In some places in northern China that produce little or no rice, people do not eat laba Congee, but laba noodles.
Every other day, saozi noodles are made of various fruits and vegetables.
6 吃冰
Eat Ice
腊八前一天
人们一般用钢盆舀水结冰
等到了腊八节就脱盆冰并把冰敲成碎块
据说这天的冰很神奇
吃了它在以后一年不会肚子疼
The day before the Laba festival, people usually use steel pots to scoop water to make ice, until Laba festival, they will take off the ice and break the ice into pieces.
It is said that the ice on this day is so magical that eating it won't make stomachache for a year.
你们过腊八节吗?
Do you celebrate laba festival?
今年的腊八
This year's laba festival
你打算如何度过?
How are you going to spend it?