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La Ba Festival Jan 24th
I love the La Ba festival because I love making the La Ba congee (腊八粥 là bā zhōu), or porridge. It has a very long history, like many things in China. In the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), people did not … Continue reading
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La Ba Festival Dec 30th
Just before the western New Year it will be the day of the La Ba Festival, a prelude to Chinese New Year. I love the La Ba festival because I love making the La Ba congee (腊八粥 là bā zhōu), … Continue reading
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Tagged congee, festival, garlic, La Ba, porridge, recipe, rice, spring festival, sticky rice
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La Ba Festival Jan 24th
I love the La Ba festival because I love making the La Ba congee (腊八粥 là bā zhōu), or porridge. It has a very long history, like many things in China. In the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), people did not … Continue reading
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Tagged congee, festival, garlic, La Ba, porridge, recipe, rice, spring festival, sticky rice
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Caturday Thoughts – Major Cold dà hán 大寒 Jan 20
Major cold or dàhán in Chinese, daikan in Japanese, 대한 (daehan) in Korean and đại hàn in Vietnamese is the 24th solar term. During Major Cold as the cold currents from the north move southward, the weather becomes continuously cold. Although modern meteorological observation … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese calendar, La Ba porridge, pentads, rice cake, sesame straw, snow, solar terms, soup, spring rolls, sticky rice, winter, winter sports
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