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[Traditional Chinese Festival] Customs of 臘八節(Laba Festival) in China.Eng Sub

Today(January 18, 2024) is the traditional Chinese festival,臘八節 Laba Festival.Let’s learn about some interesting traditions and customs about this festival.

【About 臘八節(Laba Festival)】

Laba Festival (Chinese:臘八節) is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the month of La (or Layue 臘月), the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar. It is the beginning of the Chinese New Year period. It is customary on this day to eat Laba congee.

Laba Festival was not on a fixed day until the Southern and Northern dynasties, when it was influenced by Buddhism and was fixed on the eighth day of twelfth month, which was also the enlightenment day of the Buddha. Therefore, many customs of the Laba Festival are related to Buddhism.

The Laba Festival's name represents its date on the Chinese calendar. La is the name of the twelfth and final month, and ba means "eight/八". In ancient China, the "eight/八" referred to making sacrifices to eight gods at the end of the year.

In its original form, the festival was celebrated by making sacrifices to gods and ancestors to wish for good fortune, health, safety, and a good harvest in the new year. The word la originally referred to these sacrifices.

After Buddhism spread to China during the first century CE, the festival was used as commemoration of Gautama Buddha's enlightenment.It was given a fixed date (the eighth day of the twelfth month) during the Northern and Southern dynasties.

【Customs of 臘八節/Laba Festival?】

Laba congee/臘八粥

Traditionally, the consumption of Laba congee is an important element of the festival. There are multiple legendary accounts of the dish's origins. One story says that it originated in the Song dynasty with Buddhist monasteries giving congee to people in honor of the story that Sakyamuni (Gautama Buddha) reached enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth month after eating congee.

Laba congee or Laba porridge (臘八粥; Làbāzhōu) is very popular in many places in China. Different kinds of rice, beans, nuts and dried fruits are the main ingredients. People believe that it's good for health in the winter.

It is also known as "eight-treasure congee" (八宝粥; Bā bǎo zhōu)and is usually made with eight or more ingredients, representing good luck. Eight is a lucky number in China, and the ba in Laba also means eight.

There are many variations of Laba congee in different regions of China. Ingredients can include mixed grains, such as rice, millet, and barley; beans and nuts such as mung beans, azuki beans, lotus seeds, peanuts, walnuts, and chestnuts; dried fruit such as red dates, longan, raisins, and goji berries; and other ingredients such as vegetables and meat.

2.Laba garlic/臘八蒜

Another Laba food is Laba garlic, which is particularly popular in northern China.Garlic in Chinese (蒜; suàn) has the same pronunciation as calculate (算; suàn), and it is said that on the Laba Festival businesses should balance their books and calculate their revenues and expenditures for the year.Laba garlic is made by soaking garlic in vinegar. Laba garlic is soaked in vinegar from the Laba Festival until Chinese New Year. The garlic and vinegar are then used alongside Chinese dumplings (jiaozi) around Chinese New Year.

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[yebreed]

The Hall of the Holy Mother: One of the Oldest Places of Worship

The Hall of the Holy Mother (聖母殿) in Jinci Temple (晉祠), Shanxi. Built during the reign of Emperor Renzong (仁宗) of the Northern Song dynasty (1023-1032).

The hall is part of the ever evolving temple complex founded about one and a half thousand years ago. Over the centuries of countless transformations, it has accumulated buildings of various periods and styles.

The temple is dedicated to Shuimu (水母), The Old Mother of Waters, witch-goddess of Chinese lore, appearing in the form of a dragon, a snake or a charming lady with a sword and a yoke.

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[myblurryreality]

Help! Insight needed!

If Lan Wangji were to court Wei Wuxian when he was still in the Jiang, would he have to ask permission first? Wei Wuxian is an orphan, his guardians are dead, and he's an adult. Would Jiang Cheng need to get involved past the fact that his subordinate and head disciple is marrying out? Would he be entitled to compensation?

If anybody has any knowledge on this, that'll be great!

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[notfreetoday]

So I realise this pinky nail might confuse people who are unaware of this Chinese custom. I'm not too sure if there is a particular Thai significance to it, but since Win has Chinese ancestry, I believe this applies.

Way back when China still had dynasties, a long pinky nails used to be something of a status symbol (wasn't restricted to just the pinky either) because it meant that you didn't do manual labour, and that generally meant you were wealthy and powerful. Over the years, that idea has gradually evolved into more of a "if you leave it long, you'll have good fortune" belief. This probably also stems from Chinese palmistry beliefs, where having a long pinky generally foretells good fortune (ie, being wealthy later in life, having many children etc). Specifically, afaik growing your nail past the crease of the last knuckle of your ring finger is reccommended for wealth related luck.

Having said that, nowadays most guys who do leave it long don't really know the reason other than "my parents/grandparents told me to" and it just became a habit. Sometimes they'll leave it on just one pinky, sometimes both.

Also, because Boun also has some Chinese ancestry, I went looking for photos of his hands when he wasn't filming for UWMA/BU and he does seem to occasionally have a long left pinky. Boun has said before he doesn't believe in "superstitions" but he's not adverse to following them (eg when his mother/people who care about him advise him to do so) as he recognises that's how they show their care for him.

So er idk if this is a Win thing or a Boun thing they just forgot about but regardless, don't freak out about it 😂😂

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[josephkravis]

Yesterdays Winters Solstice

As the year draws to a close, the celestial ballet positions the sun at its most elusive angle, giving rise to the winter solstice—

Embracing the Winter Solstice: A Global Mosaic of Traditions As the year draws to a close, the celestial ballet positions the sun at its most elusive angle, giving rise to the winter solstice—a pivotal astronomical occurrence that gifts us with the year’s shortest day and the cover of its longest night. This event, deeply woven into the fabric of our planet’s rhythm, holds a mystical allure,…

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[rongzhi]

A Spring Festival folk custom local to Chaoshan (Chaozhou and Shantou, Guangdong province) called 盐灶拖神/Yanzao tuoshen ("Yanzao (a village in Yanhong town, Chenghai district, Shantou city) God dragging").

This local custom falls under the greater folk custom of 游神/youshen ("walking the gods"). For youshen customs, and more specifically in Yanzao tuoshen, there is a "god walking team" responsible for carrying the palanquin upon which the god Ying Laoye (营老爷) sits. Ying Laoye is a protector deity local to Chaoshan. The custom of god-walking is not only related to prosperity but also is meant to strengthen the ties of the clans in the villages, and remind the people of their bond; Yanzao is what is known as a "natural village" (自然村落), a village that has been formed naturally after a long period of settlement by villagers whose main occupation is agriculture/farming. The village forms its own customs with family at the center of many of them, as many of the villagers are related. For example, Yanzao has about 20k people divided into four districts; among those numbers, there are about 10k surnamed Lin, 5k surnamed Chen, and 1k surnamed Li and Zhou.

When it comes to Yanzao tuoshen, the god walking team is tasked with safely carrying the god through the village. In the above video, the team is all wearing white. They will often wield incense that they use to hit outsiders with. In other tuoshen processions, the god walking team may be shirtless, their bodies covered in oil to make it difficult for outsiders to grab them and pull them out of the way. The goal of the outsiders is to find a way to get to the palanquin. If the outsiders are able to get onto the palanquin and maintain the position for a length of time, it will bring them good luck. However, surrounding people will usually very quickly pull them down again. If the palanquin is taken over by outsiders, then a "god saving team" will be dispatched to take back the palanquin and continue carrying it through the village.

Usually by the end of the procession, the god is dragged down from the palanquin and is broken apart and sunk into a body of water. On a later auspicious date, the god will then be fished back up, repaired, and returned to the temple for worship. This is meant to bring luck to the villagers.

One folk legend regarding this custom tells that there was once a very poor villager whose turn it was to worship the god, a custom which required him to treat the other villagers to a banquet. However, the poor villager was really too poor, and had no way of supporting others, so he secretly took the god's statue and dragged it to the seaside, burying it there and then running off in the night to Nanyang. Unexpectedly, that year, the village saw bountiful harvest and the poor villager also struck great fortune in Nanyang, leading the villagers to wonder if perhaps the god enjoyed being carried away. This is said to have lead to the tradition of dragging the gods.

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[yebreed]

An old stone mill on the river in Shili (詩禮), Fengqing County, Yunnan.

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Thanks to all creators who made this house possible with their CC, like @13pumpkin31, @chicklet, @k-hippie, @kkbsmm, @msteaqueen, @Pocci, @radioactivedotcom, @thetrashisoutcc and many many more.

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[zhongguochic]

Chinese desserts

Tánghúlu (糖葫蘆)

Liángnòng dà gāo (梁弄大糕)

Qīngtuán (青糰)

Xiāncǎo guǒ (仙草粿)

#chinese food #chinese desserts #grass jelly has MANY different regional names so i chose the one that was the least ambiguous #the other names like 燒仙草/涼粉/仙草/草粿 are not as precise #the 梁弄大糕 is the most obscure thing on this list - it is only sold in a specific town of a specific city in zhejiang province #i looovee hyper-regionalistic chinese customs lol #(inb4 someone tries to tell me tanghulu is korean)

[outragedtortilla]

// Never Four A cup in pairs as housewarming to indicate an eternity together but never a set of four - that signifies death.

https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Poems-Pandemic-Collection-Moments-ebook/dp/B09FKQCFGL/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631371932&sr=8-1 / #poetry

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