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。

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Laba porridge and will be presented to the disciples and the believers, it would be in civil Xiangyan into the vulgar.

并将腊八粥赠送给门徒及善男信女们，以后便在民间相沿成俗。

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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。

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