Tonbe nan uityèm jou nan 12yèm mwa linè a, Laba Festival te orijinèlman yon okazyon pou moun yo bay zansèt yo sakrifis, epi yo priye syèl la ak tè a pou yon bon rekòt ak bon chans pou fanmi an. Anpil ane apre, li te vin tounen yon evènman manje Laba Congee - yon labouyl ki gen diferan kalite diri, pwa, nwa sèk, lètkaye pwa, ak vyann.
The 12th lunar month is called 'La' in Chinese and eight is pronounced 'ba', which is how the name 'Laba' was derived. It is not only regarded as a day of sacrifice, but also the day on which Sakyamuni (founder of Buddhism) realized truth and b It is said that Laba Congee originated from India. As the son of a king in the north of ancient India, Sakyamuni could not bear the local people's suffering from illness and the theocracy ruled by Brahman (one of the four Indian classes). As a result, he abandoned his lofty position and went out to seek a way to enlighten himself according to religious doctrine. After six years of enduring a very hard life and self-torture, he realized the truth of Buddhism while sitting under the bodhi tree on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month. It is remembered that during these six years, Sakyamuni only ate rice every day. So by eating porridge on the eighth day of the 12th month every year people commemorate him.ecame a Buddha.
Koutim nan premye soti nan Dinasti Song (960 - 1279) e li te vin popilè nan Dinasti Qing (1644 - 1911). Kounye a li te gen plis pase mil ane ke pèp Chinwa yo manje Laba Congee nan jou Laba Festival. Kòm tout moun konnen, depi ansyen tan Chinwa yo te atache anpil enpòtans ak rekòt k ap grandi, kidonk lè peyi a pote yon bon rekòt apre ane travay di, kiltivatè yo pral montre gwo apresyasyon lè yo ofri zansèt yo, ak syèl la ak latè. Bouyi Laba Congee se yon fason moun selebre rekòt yo.
Engredyan yo nan Laba Labouyl se atik divès kalite ki plen nitrisyon. Li fèt ak diri divèsifye (diri glutinous, francha avwàn, mayi elatriye), pwa (pwa soya, pwa mung, pwa ren, cowpeas elatriye), nwa sèk (chestnuts, zanmann, pistach, elatriye), lètkaye pwa ak vyann. . Grenn melon, grenn lotus, nwa Pine, sik, ak lòt fwi konsève yo ajoute pou bay plis gou. Apre 10 syèk nan devlopman, kounye a gen plis pase yon santèn metòd pou kwit manje diferan.
Apre plizyè èdtan nan bouyi, yo ofri labouyl la kòm yon sakrifis bay zansèt yo epi yo prezante bay zanmi anvan midi. Manm fanmi yo manje Laba Labouyl ansanm epi kite kèk, ki senbolize yon bon rekòt ane pwochèn. Gen kèk moun ki jantiyès bay pòv yo labouyl pou montre yo gen pitye. Ak nan kèk rejyon moun kwè ke kole labouyl sou flè yo ak pye bwa fwi yo endike flè a nan flè ak bon fwi.
Laba Labouyl se kounye a konsidere kòm yon manje trè nourisan nan sezon fredi ki gen fonksyon pou ranfòse larat la, estimile apeti a, ak kalme nè yo. Li akeyi pa tout moun ki gen laj diferan.
