【Answer to Win Gift】Would you like a bowl of Laba Congee on the coldest days?

Would you like a bowl of Laba Congee on the coldest days?

     Do you know about a festival called the Laba Festival? It's celebrated in the last month of the lunar calendar, marking the beginning of the Chinese New Year. 'La' means the twelfth month in Chinese lunar calendar, and 'ba' means eight. Since this festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the last month, it's called 'Laba.'

     The tradition of eating Laba Congee has been followed by most Chinese people for a long time during the Laba Festival. This festival usually falls in mid-January of the Gregorian calendar and is considered the coldest day of the year, so having this sweet dish is customary. Laba Congee has eight ingredients glutinous rice, red beans, walnuts, peanuts, and more.

     Additionally, there's an ancient legend that Buddha attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. During six years of ascetic practices, he ate only grains, and in remembrance of his sacrifices, people ate Laba Congee at every Laba Festival. Let's cherish our food and remember to strive together for global sustainability and the goal of 'Zero Hunger' as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!

您想在最寒冷的日子喝上一碗臘八粥嗎？

   您知道一個叫 「臘八節 」的節日嗎？它在農曆的最後一月慶祝，標誌著中國新年的開始。「臘」在中國農歷中表示第十二個月，由於這個節日是在尾月的第八天，所以稱為「臘八」。

     在臘八節吃腊八粥的傳統已被大多數中國人沿襲了很長一段時間。這個節日通常在公曆一月中旬，被認為是一年中最冷的日子，所以吃這道甜食是習俗。腊八粥有糯米、紅豆、核桃、花生等八種食材。

 此外，有一個古老的傳說，佛陀於農曆十二月初八在菩提樹下悟道。在六年的苦行中，他只吃五穀，為了紀念他的犧牲，人們每逢臘八節都要吃腊八粥。讓我們珍惜我們的食物，並記得一起為全球永續發展和可持續發展目標（SDGs）中的「零飢餓」目標而努力！

List of Vocabulary - Learn New Words：

1. Laba Congee (n.)臘八粥

2. Glutinous rice (n.)糯米

3. Enlightenment (n.)覺悟

4. Ascetic (adj.) 過清苦生活的

#SDGs #'Zero_Hunger # Laba_Festival #Cherish_Food

Answer to win gift:

Q: Could you share the most memorable food and experience you've had during the coldest December days?

答題贏大禮：

問：您能分享在最寒冷的十二月最難忘的食物和經驗嗎？

Please submit your answer to the google form (https://reurl.cc/nL9r76) with your student ID and name by the end of December. The top three students who provide the correct answer will receive a gift. The result will be announced in early December on the college website.

Reference: 可可英語