LabaFestivaltherearetwolegendaryorigin.BuddhaSakyamuniBuddhasaidthatamovemountaincultivation.DecembereighthdaythatdaybecauseofhungerandfatigueZaidaostreet,wasashepherdessfoundwithlargegruelsavedsothatheDachedawu.EnlightenmentandBuddha.OnesaidthattheMingemperorZhuYuan-hourcattletotherichbecausetherichbracketwasbrokenoffinaroom,threedaysdidnotgiveanythingtoeat,hewasunbearablehunger.Searchedeverywhere.Finallyfoundarathole,digoutthebeans,grainandotherfood,ZhuChengyuconsumption,finditverysweet.
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"Laba"isagrandfestivalofBuddhism.BeforetheliberationaroundthetempleforBuddha‘sBirthdaywillbeheldprayers,and,liketheBuddhaintotheRoad,beforethestoryofTheLegendofchylousMunvXian,withfragrantvalley,fruit,etc.porridgeworshipBuddha,called"labaporridge."Labaporridgeandwillbepresentedtothedisciplesandthebelievers,itwouldbeincivilXiangyanintothevulgar.Somemonasteriesinthetwelfthlunarmonthissaidtoeighthdaybeforethehand-heldbythemonksalmsbowl,streetalms,willbecollectedrice,chestnuts,dates,nutsandotheringredientslabaporridgedistributedtothepoor
AftereatinglegendcouldbetheBuddha‘sblessing,sopoor,itiscalledthe"Buddhacongee."SouthernSongDynasty,LuYouapoemthatgoes:"atthepresentBuddhacongeeismorerelativetofeed,andanti-senseEmuraanewsectionofmaterial."Hangzhoutemplestempleissaidtostoreleftoverswithina"stackofricefloor,"usuallyeverydaythemonksleftoversdried,plotayearsofsurplusgraintothelunarcalendarlabaporridgeboiledeighthdayhegavecopiestohisfollowers,knownas"Fu-zhou""Fordporridge,"whichmeansthataftereatingyoucanZengfuZengshou.Itisobviousthatthemonkscherishthevirtuesoffood.