This Sunday is Laba, a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eight of the La Month, the twelfth month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Aside from eating laba congee, people in northern China ...

The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a U.N. floating holiday as of 2024. This year, it falls on Feb. 10. To enjoy a traditional and fascinating Spring Festival, the ...

People queue up for Laba porridge at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2024.The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude ...

Editor's note: The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese festival on the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, falls on Jan. 5 this year. Chinese people eat Laba porridge on the day and ...

CHENGDU, China, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wenshu Monastery in Chengdu, Sichuan province gave out 100,000 cups of freshly cooked Laba porridge to visitors from Jan 5 to 7 to celebrate the Laba ...

Isabel Simmons reads SWEET LABA CONGEE by Qiusheng Zhang. With Isabel Simmons, read SWEET LABA CONGEE by Qiusheng Zhang, a book that celebrates traditions, community, and family. After the story, ...

Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th month of the Chinese calendar, falls on Jan 7 this year. Serving free Laba porridge has been a tradition at the ...