Laba Rice Porridge Festival falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. People will have Laba Rice Porridge on this day, including Sinorock.
First, we introduced the origin of Laba Rice Porridge Festival in the morning meeting. Laba Rice Porridge has a history of over one thousand years in China. This tradition originated from Indian Buddhism. Legend is that Sakyamuni became a Buddhist under a banyan on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Afterwards, people would have rice porridge on this day in memory of the Buddha's sufferings. Also, Laba Rice Porridge would be cooked on this day in temples in many places, with rice, nutlet, millet, etc. as the raw material. It would be sacrificed to the Buddha first and then given out to disciples and the poor. Since Laba Rice Porridge was believed to be blessed with good fortune and longevity, it was also called "Longevity Blessing Porridge" and "Virtue Blessing Porridge". After being introduced to China, this custom was combined with quite a lot of Chinese traditional ones.
Then, we had delicious Laba Rice Porridge in the staffcanteen at lunchtime. Every enjoyed it happily and was full of warm.
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