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1、TheLabaFestivalisatraditionalChineseholidaycelebratedontheeighthdayofthetwelfthmonthofthelunarChinesecalendar."La"isthenamegiventothe12thlunarmonthand8ispronouncedas"ba"inChinese,whichtranslatedis"Laba."Thereareseverallegendsabouttheoriginofthisfestivityandwecouldnottellwhichoneistrue.Butwhatweknowt
2、odayisthatthisfestivalstartedasasacrificialofferingtoancestors.ItwasalsoatimefortheancientChinesetopraytoheavenandearththattherewouldbeabountifulharvest.Manypeoplehopedforgoodluckaswellforthecomingyear.农历十二月初八是中国的传统节日——腊八节，腊代表中国农历的十二月，而八是eight的发音，因此，这个节日被翻译成腊八。关于腊八起源的传说有很多，我们已经不能辨其真假。时至今日，我们确定的是这个节日
3、起初是为了祭祀祖先，祈求丰收以及为即将来到的一年祈福。Traditionally,theLabariceporridgeisthemostimportantelementofthefestival.Generally,theporridgecontainseightingredientswhichcanincludeglutinousrice,redbeans,millet,Chinesesorghum,peas,driedlotusseedsandsomeotheringredients,suchasdrieddates,chestnutmeat,walnutmeat,almond,pean
4、ut,etc.Theporridgemustbeboiledformanyhoursandthenofferedasasacrificetotheancestors.Thismustbedonebeforenoontime.Also,itistraditionthatfamilymemberseattheporridgetogether.Thentheyleavesomeasasymbolofhopeforagoodharvestthecomingyear.从传统上讲，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米，红豆，小米，高粱，豌豆，莲子和一些诸如红枣，栗子，核
5、桃仁，杏仁，花生等谷物。粥要熬制数小时，然后作为祭品祭献给祖先。这个祭祀活动一定要在中午之前完成。之后，家人们坐在一起吃腊八粥也就成了传AnothercustomisthesoakingofLabagarlic.GarlicissoakedinvinegarformorethantwentydaysstartingfromLabafestival.ThenwhentheChineseNewYearcomes,thegarlicandvinegarisusedalongsidejiaozionthetable.腊八节的另一传统式腌制腊八蒜。从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时
6、候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。TheLabaFestival,thedayinmostpartsofChinahavethecustomofeatingLabaporridge.Labaisaharvestyearwitheightfreshfoodandfruitsboiled,usuallyforthesweetporridge.TheCentralPlainshavemanyfarmersprefersaltytoeatLabaporridge,porridgeinadditiontorice,millet,mungbean,cowpea,peanut,jujubeandotherra
7、wmaterials,butalsoaddpork,radish,cabbage,vermicelli,seaweed,tofuandsoon.腊八节这天我国大多数地区都有吃腊八粥的习俗。腊八粥是用八种当年收获的新鲜粮食和瓜果煮成，一般都为甜味粥。而中原地区的许多农家却喜欢吃腊八咸粥，粥内除大米、小米、绿豆、豇豆、花生、大枣等原料外，还要加肉丝、萝卜、白菜、粉条、海带、豆腐等。腊八节英语作文腊八节
