国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Chinese temples give out free porridge on Laba Festival

Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-24 15:53:49|Editor: Liangyu
Video PlayerClose

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Buddhist temples across China gave out free porridge Wednesday to celebrate the Laba Festival.

"Laba" literally means the eighth day of the 12th lunar month. The Laba Festival is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 16 this year.

The Laba Festival is an important holiday in Buddhism. Many temples offer porridge to the public to commemorate the Buddha and deliver his blessings.

Laba porridge is made from glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds, red beans and other ingredients.

In Beijing, people began to line up for porridge at 3 a.m. at Yonghegong Lama Temple. Elderly residents said they wanted to take a portion for their children because it will bring health and good luck for the coming year.

Monks at Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, prepared 300,000 servings of Laba porridge, using 50 tonnes of ingredients. More than 200 volunteers helped hand out the porridge to homes of the elderly, elementary schools and members of the public on Wednesday.

"We selected the best ingredients. The peanuts should all be red-skinned and the ginkgo should be fresh. We began preparation a month ago," said Master Shengwen at the Lingyin temple.

Chefs at Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu in Henan Province, used a specially concocted herbal brew to cook the porridge. The temple also drew a large crowd on Wednesday.

Ci'en Temple in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, brought thousands of servings of Laba porridge to sanitation workers. Calligraphers also inscribed couplets for the people.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001369210551
主站蜘蛛池模板: 新乡县| 志丹县| 冕宁县| 江陵县| 临洮县| 安塞县| 姚安县| 丰顺县| 宜昌市| 阜宁县| 泾源县| 来宾市| 临漳县| 密山市| 理塘县| 保定市| 张家川| 陵川县| 东山县| 吴川市| 贵南县| 广丰县| 洛川县| 彰化县| 西青区| 丰顺县| 安仁县| 和平县| 莲花县| 安福县| 达孜县| 正蓝旗| 农安县| 湟源县| 邵阳县| 塔河县| 长武县| 抚顺县| 乌审旗| 金川县| 朔州市|