The day Zhu Yuanzhang ate the sweet porridge was on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, so this porridge is also called laba porridge.
因朱元璋吃糖粥的日子是腊月初八，所以这粥也就叫腊八粥了。
The date of the Laba Festival usually falls in mid-January.
腊八节的阳历日期通常在1月中旬。
Another important traditional food for Minor Cold is Laba porridge.
小寒时节另一个重要的传统食物是腊八粥。
According to written records, large Buddhist temples would offer Laba rice porridge to the poor to show their faith to Buddha.
据有文字记载的记录，规模较大的寺庙一般会在腊八节向穷人提供腊八粥，以示他们对佛的忠诚和信任。
Laba garlic is a custom in north China, especially in North China. As the name suggests, garlic is made on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
泡腊八蒜是中国北方，尤其是华北地区的一个习俗。顾名思义，就是在阴历腊月初八的这天来泡制大蒜。
Controlling the heat is of great importance in making Laba porridge.
煮腊八粥时控制好火候是关键。
Traditionally, the Laba rice porridge is the most important element of the festival.
从传统上讲，腊八粥是腊八节最重要的元素。
Today, Laba porridge serves as a symbol of good fortune, long life, and fruitful harvest.
如今，腊八粥象征着好运、长寿和丰收。
The Laba Festival, the day in most parts of China have the custom of eating Laba porridge.
腊八节这天我国大多数地区都有吃腊八粥的习俗。
Virtually every household in China eats Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
事实上，每家每户的中国人在腊八节都会喝腊八粥。
Laba porridge is eight kinds of fresh food and then harvested fruits boiled, usually for the sweet porridge.
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。
Although ancient people held sacrificial ceremony and beat drums to drive out pestilence on Laba it is Buddhism that really takes it as a festival.
尽管古人在腊八当天举行祭祀活动，敲锣打鼓以驱邪消灾，然而，是佛教把腊八变成了真正的节日。
The two most important traditions associated with Laba Festival are: eating Laba porridge, and praying for peace and good health in the coming year.
腊八节这天，两个最重要的传统就是喝腊八粥和祈福新年平安了。
This tradition of making Laba porridge could be traced back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), generously extolling the significance of diligence and thrift.
腊八节吃腊八粥的传统始于宋朝(960- 1279)，意在弘扬勤劳节俭的美好品质。
Thus, the tradition of eating Laba porridge was based in religion, though with the passing of time the food itself became a popular winter dish especially in cold northern China.
因此，尽管随着时间的推移，腊八粥成了流行的冬季食物，尤其是在中国寒冷的北方，但这个传统却是来自佛教。
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.
从腊八节那天起，就将蒜泡在醋中二十多天，这样，到春节的时候，就可以在餐桌上与饺子同食了。
In Yanjing Suishiji (Yanjing Age in Mind) written during the Qing Dynasty, the cooking method of Laba rice porridge was also mentioned, which seemed even more complicated and delicate.
清代《燕京岁时记》里也提到了“腊八粥”的煮法，那就更加复杂而别致。
Caldrons of "Laba Porridge", which is made from dozens of ingredients, were served freely for local citizens by a pharmacy in Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai on the Laba Festival on Saturday.
当日农历腊月初八，上海城隍庙豫园商城里的一家老字号药铺开煮几大锅腊八粥，给市民免费品尝。
It is said, the day of enlightenment of Buddha who was the founder of Buddhism was the eighth day of December, so Laba is also the Buddhist festival, and is known as "Buddha into the Road Festival."
据说，佛教创始人释迦牟尼的成道之日也在十二月初八，因此腊八也是佛教徒的节日，称为“佛成道节”。
It is said, the day of enlightenment of Buddha who was the founder of Buddhism was the eighth day of December, so Laba is also the Buddhist festival, and is known as "Buddha into the Road Festival."
据说，佛教创始人释迦牟尼的成道之日也在十二月初八，因此腊八也是佛教徒的节日，称为“佛成道节”。
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