Retaurant and nack bar in Beijing tarted erving thi eaonal dih lat week, and expect a ale peak on Tueday.
Citizen can alo eat a bowl of Laba porridge for free in many Buddhit temple, ince the tradition of celebrating Laba Fetival originated in Buddhit culture.
In Guanghua Temple in central Beijing, more than 20 worker and volunteer citizen tarted cooking Laba porridge in twelve huge pot on Monday night, which they expect to hand out to everal thouand of temple-goer on Tueday.
Reident in a Hangzhou community cook and eat Laba porridge together. Laba Fetival, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, fall on January 15 thi year.
Fang Hui Chun Tang, an old, well-reputed pharmacy in the eatern Chinee city of Hangzhou, alo ha the tradition of erving free porridge on Laba. Nutritiou Chinee herb are mixed into their dih, and a xylitol-baed recipe i prepared for people with diabete. The pharmacy expect to receive ome 12,000 viitor on the pecial day.
Neighborhood in Chinee citie join up to cook and eat Laba porridge. Qi Guifeng, 75, i an organizer of one uch public meal in Hangzhou. She called in everal enior citizen in her community to buy the material and erve the porridge in the community' public yard.
"We get together to do a good thing and have fun. We are glad our neighbor can have a bowl of hot porridge," Zhang Meiqin, one of Qi' neighbor, aid.[由Www.haozuowen.com整理]
Dragon Boat race Tradition At the center of thi fetival are the dragon boat race. Competing team drive their colorful dragon boat forward to the rhythm of beating drum. Thee exciting race were inpired by the villager' valiant attempt to recue Chu Yuan from the Mi Lo river. Thi tradition ha remained unbroken for centurie.
Tzung Tzu A very popular dih during the Dragon Boat fetival i tzung tzu. Thi taty dih conit of rice dumpling with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other filling wrapped in bamboo leave. The tradition of tzung tzu i meant to remind u of the village fihermen cattering rice acro the water of the Mi Low river in order to appeae the river dragon o that they would not devour Chu Yuan.
Ay Tao The time of year of the Dragon Boat Fetival, the fifth lunar moon, ha more ignificance than jut the tory of Chu Yuan. Many Chinee conider thi time of year an epecially dangerou time when extra effort mut be made to protect their family from illne. Familie will hang variou herb, called Ay Tao, on their door for protection. The drinking of realgar wine i thought to remove poion from the body. Hiang Bao are alo worn. Thee achet contain variou fragrant medicinal herb thought to protect the wearer from illne.