关于腊八节的英语介绍，给你一碗粥的时间消化掉！

腊八节的由来和习俗用英语怎么介绍？相信很多人连腊八的英语都不知道是什么吧，只知道在腊八节这一天要喝腊八粥，代表着春节即将到来，至于腊八节的由来和其它习俗相信很多人也并不清楚。今天就教大家如何用日常英语介绍腊八节的由来和习俗。

Laba is celebrated on the eighth day of the last lunar month, referring to the traditional start of celebrations for the Chinese New Year. "La" in Chinese means the 12th lunar month and "ba" means eight.

腊八在阴历最后一个月庆祝，标志者中国新年庆祝的开始。 "腊" 在汉语中意味着阴历第十二个月，“八”意思是8.

Legends about the originof this festivity abound. One holds that over 3,000 years ago sacrificial rites called "La "(腊) were held in the twelfth lunar month when people offered their preys to the gods of heaven and earth. The Chinese characters for prey (猎物) and the twelfth month (腊) were interchangeable then, and ever since "La" has been used to refer to both.

这个节日起源的传说很多。其中之一认为三千多年前名叫"腊"的献祭的仪式在阴历第十二个月举行，这天，人们对天神和地神供奉猎物。在那是汉字"猎物"和第十二个月"腊"是可以相互替代的，从那时起，"腊"一直用于指二者。

Since the festival was held on the eighth day of the Last month, people later appended the number eight ("ba" in Chinese), giving us the current Laba .

由于这个节日在最后一个月的第八天庆祝，人们后来补充了数字8（汉语“八”）.因而有了现在的“腊八”。

The majority Han Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba rice porridge on the Laba Festival. The date usually falls in mid-January.

绝大多数汉族人长期遵循在腊八节吃蜡八粥的传统。这个节日通常在阳历一月中旬来临。

The two most important traditions associated with Laba Festival are: eating Laba porridge, and praying for peace and good health in the coming year.

腊八节这天，两个最重要的传统就是喝腊八粥和祈福新年平安了。

Laba rice porridge contains glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds, and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc.

At least eight ingredients will be used, cooked with sugar to make the porridge tasty.

腊八粥包括糯米，红豆，小米，高粱米，青豆，莲子等成分，“八”同时也象征着粥里要包含八种以上成分，并与糖调和，给人以甜糯软香的口感。

People from north of China prefer to use glutinous rice, red beans, dates, lotus seeds, dried pulp, walnuts, pine nuts and other dried fruits in their porridge; whilst southerners enjoy a salty porridge prepared with rice, soybeans, peanuts, broad beans, taro, water chestnuts, walnuts, vegetables and diced meat. Some people also like to add cinnamon and other condiments to make ita special flavour.