Is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month of 2018 a good day? Is Laba Festival an auspicious day?
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year is the "Laba Festival". There is a custom of eating Laba porridge on this day. Laba porridge is also called seven treasures and five flavors porridge. So is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in 2018 a good day? Is Laba Festival an auspicious day? Follow Shuimoxiansheng.com in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar and we will accompany you through the cold winter.Is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month of 2018 a good day? Is Laba Festival an auspicious day?December 8, 2018 (Lunar calendar)January 13, 2019, Sunday, Capricorn (solar calendar) 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Pray for blessings, get married, move, bring in wealth, move into a new home, install a bed and make a stove, accept marriage proposals, build houses, fast and offer sacrifices, take up a post, seek offspring, erect pillars, raise beams, plant crops, bring in livestock, catch animals, and go to school. [Today’s taboos in the almanac] Repair graves and bury, open warehouses and start drilling, travel, meridians and break ground, open the market, Six Yao: win first, twelve gods take over the position, god on duty: Qinglong (zodiac day) On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in 2018, the god on duty is the Azure Dragon, and the twelve gods gather the stars and take their positions. It is an auspicious day, so it is a good day to hold various civil activities! What traditional food is eaten during Laba Festival?1. Laba porridge There is a custom of eating Laba porridge on the eighth day of the eighth month, which is also called seven-treasure and five-flavor porridge. The history of drinking Laba porridge in my country has been more than one thousand years. It first started in the Song Dynasty. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, people from the imperial court, government offices, temples and ordinary households all make Laba porridge. By the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge became even more popular. In the palace, the emperor, empress, princes, etc. would give Laba porridge to civil and military ministers, attendants and palace maids, and distribute rice, fruits, etc. to various temples for the monks to eat. In the folks, every household also makes Laba porridge to worship their ancestors; at the same time, the family gathers together to eat it and give gifts to relatives and friends.Although the ingredients of Laba porridge vary in different regions, they basically include cereals such as rice, millet, glutinous rice, sorghum rice, black rice, and coix seed, beans such as soybeans, red beans, mung beans, kidney beans, and cowpeas, and dried fruits such as red dates, peanuts, lotus seeds, wolfberries, chestnuts, walnut kernels, almonds, longans, raisins, and ginkgo nuts. Laba porridge is not only a seasonal delicacy, but also a good health product, especially suitable for maintaining the spleen and stomach in cold weather. 2. Cook five beans In some places, the porridge cooked during Laba Festival is not called "Laba porridge" but called "five beans". Some cook it on the day of Laba Festival, while others cook it on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month. People also knead some "sparrow heads" with dough and cook them together with rice and beans (five kinds of beans). 3. Laba vinegar Laba vinegar, a traditional Laba Festival custom. In northern China, there is a custom of soaking garlic in vinegar on the Laba Day, which is called "Laba vinegar". Laba vinegar should be soaked until the first day of the New Year. When eating dumplings on the first day of the New Year, you should eat vegetarian dumplings, which means a clean and vegetarian year. Dipping them in Laba vinegar has a special flavor. "Laba Vinegar" not only tastes authentic, but also lasts for a long time. 4. Laba Garlic In northern China, when the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month arrives, the atmosphere of the New Year becomes more and more festive. In most parts of North China, there is a custom of pickling garlic in vinegar on this day, which is called Laba Garlic. [3] Laba garlic is pickled garlic on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. It is a custom in northern China, especially in North China. The ingredients are vinegar and garlic cloves. Pickled Laba Garlic is a traditional snack popular in the north, especially in North China, and is a festival food custom during the Laba Festival. Pickle garlic on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. In fact, the ingredients are very simple, just vinegar and garlic cloves. The method is also extremely simple. Put the peeled garlic cloves into a sealable jar, bottle or other container, 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 become emerald green all over, like emerald jade. 5. Eating ice: The day before Laba Festival, people usually use steel basins to scoop water to freeze it. When Laba Festival comes, they take the ice out of the basins and break it into pieces. It is said that the ice on this day is magical and eating it will prevent stomachache for the next year. 6. Laba Tofu Laba Tofu is one of the traditional folk snacks in Yi County, Anhui Province, and a festival food custom. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month before the Spring Festival, every household will dry tofu. People call this dried tofu "Laba tofu". On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month before the Spring Festival, every household will dry tofu. People call this dried tofu "Laba tofu". The production method is to first make tofu with high-quality soybeans, and cut it into round or square blocks, then spread it with salt water, dig a small hole in the middle of the upper part, put in an appropriate amount of salt, and slowly bake it under the mild winter sun so that the salt is gradually absorbed and the moisture is gradually dried, and Laba tofu is ready. The finished product is as yellow and smooth as jade, soft when eaten, and tastes salty and sweet, fragrant and fresh. If you add dried shrimps and other ingredients during the drying process, the taste will be better. "Laba tofu" is usually hung with straw ropes in a ventilated place to dry, and picked when eaten. It can generally be kept for three months without deteriorating or changing taste. It can be eaten alone or stir-fried or stewed with meat. When entertaining distinguished guests, people in Yi County would carve it into animals and flowers, pour sesame oil on it, mix it with onion, ginger, garlic and other condiments, and serve it as a cold dish, which became a delicacy for banquets. 7. Laba noodles Laba noodles are the seasonal food of Laba Festival. A traditional noodle food, popular in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province. In Chengcheng area around Weibei area of Shaanxi Province, people generally do not drink porridge on Laba Festival. Instead, every household eats a bowl of Laba noodles on the morning of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year. Use noodles and various beans (mainly red beans) as the raw materials. The noodles need to be made into leek leaf noodles (noodles with the same width as leek leaves) and set aside; soak the red beans overnight in advance and use them to make soup on the Laba Day. When the water boils, turn to low heat until the red beans are cooked, and cook the noodles on medium heat. At the same time, sauté the chopped green onions in cooked oil. After the noodles are cooked, pour the chopped green onion oil into the pot. 8. Wheat kernel rice: People in Xining do not drink porridge on Laba Festival, but eat wheat kernel rice. On the seventh night of the twelfth lunar month, freshly milled wheat kernels are cooked with beef and mutton, and seasonings such as green salt, ginger peel, pepper, cardamom, and mushroom are added, and simmered overnight. According to Qinghai legend, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day of Sakyamuni's enlightenment. Before he attained enlightenment, a shepherdess offered gruel to the Buddha and made porridge with fragrant grains and fruits. That porridge was wheat kernel porridge, which later became the "Laba porridge" in Qinghai. Later generations created this dish into the diet of Qinghai people based on this practice. It’s also becoming popular in restaurants. |
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