Laba Festival

English Alternative forms en Laba Laba festival Etymology A partial calque of the en cmn - form of en zh 臘八節, named for its occurrence on the 8th day (八) of the 12th month of the Chinese calendar traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, sometimes known by the name Là (臘月) from an ancient end-of-year sacrifice. Proper noun 1 Laba Festival A moveable Chinese festival day occurring between December 30th and January 28th on the Gregorian calendar, historically variously associated with propitiatory end-of-year sacrifices, ancestral veneration, and the Enlightenment of the Buddha, now chiefly observed by the consumption of Laba porridge. en 5 April 2019 Novella Lui Is it vegan? 7 Chinese dishes that are completely plant-based w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20220518174950/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3004652/it-vegan-7-chinese-dishes-are-completely-plant-based https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3004652/it-vegan-7-chinese-dishes-are-completely-plant-based May 18, 2022 1563-9371 648902513 Style / Leisure https://archive.ph/UXfnq The Laba congee is generally eaten on the eighth day of the 12th month in the lunar calendar as part of the Laba Festival. Like Buddha’s delight, it has become a food item that can be eaten at any time of the year. Related terms en Laba congee Laba porridge Translations Chinese: Mandarin: zh 臘八節, zh 臘八 Polish: pl festiwal Laba m-in See also en Bodhi Day, en Rohatsu, en Vesak other celebrations of the Buddha's enlightenment en terms calqued from Mandarin en Festivals China