臘八節(jié)英語作文例文：The laba festival fun
臘八節(jié)英語作文例文：the laba festival fun
laba rice porridge was first introduced to china in the song dynasty about 900 years ago.
buddhism was well accepted in the areas inhabited by the han chinese, who believed that sakyamuni the first buddha and founder of the religion, attained enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth month. sutras were chanted in the temples and rice porridge with beans, nuts and dried fruit was prepared for the buddha. with the passing of time the custom extended, especially in rural areas where peasants would pray for a plentiful harvest in this way.