Today Is The Laba Festival!

Like other very ancient civilizations, China also has a calendar of its own, the lunar calendar; And like many ancient civilizations, it is not widespread anymore, with the Gregorian calendar taking over. Still, some people use it, and in their calendar, today is the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, la yue chu ba, or simply Laba.

On this day, Chinese people usually make Laba porridge, which is mainly sticky rice. They also add sugar, raisins, red dates, and all kinds of nuts to make the porridge special, as well as delicious. Coincidentally, the last solar term of the 24 Chinese solar terms, Major Cold, is today, though it isn’t quite that cold in Beijing.

“Finally, I can eat those yummy raisins in the porridge that my dad is making,” said Tigger in the morning. “Anyway, back to my work of being the chief editor.”

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