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1.28日双语新闻

Bowloflabaservesaspreludetoharmoniousnewbeginnings

过了腊八就是年，愿你事事都“粥”全！

Ontheeighthdayofthe12thmonthontheChinesecalendar,thearomaoflabaporridgedriftsacrossBeijingandtherestofthecountry,signalingthearrivaloftheChineseNewYearseason.

农历腊月初八这天，腊八粥的香气便飘遍京城乃至全国各地，预示着农历新年的来临。

Thecharacter“la”referstothe12thmonthontheChinesecalendar,while“ba”meansthenumbereight.Formostpeople,savoringlabaporridge—whichistypicallymadeofatleasteightingredientsincludingglutinousriceandredbeans—ismorethanatraditionalritual,becauseitmarksthemomentwhentheyear-endcountdownstartsandservesasthepreludetonewbeginnings.

“腊”字指的是农历十二月，“八”则代表数字八。对多数人而言，品尝腊八粥——这碗粥通常由糯米、红豆等至少八种食材熬制而成——不仅是一项传统习俗，更标志着年终倒计时的开启，也拉开了辞旧迎新的序幕。

Temple-basedporridgedistributionremainscentraltothelabatraditioninBeijing,withYonghegongbeingthemostanticipatedsite.Bowlafterbowlofsteaminghotporridgeisnotonlyexpectedtohelpbufferthewinterchill,butalsotoprovidepeoplewithasharedsenseofhope.

寺庙施粥，始终是北京腊八传统的核心环节，其中以雍和宫最受期待。在那里，一碗碗热气腾腾的腊八粥，不仅能驱散冬日寒意，更寄托着人们对美好生活的共同期许。

SincetheQingDynasty,labaporridgepreparedatthetemplehasbeenoneofthecity’smostsignificantseasonalevents.Fromemperorstoordinaryresidents,everyonebelieved—andstillbelieves—thatpartakingofabowlofthetemple’sporridgebringsgoodfortuneandpeaceintheyearahead.VisitorstoYonghegongtodaycanstillseethemassivecoppercauldrononceusedexclusivelyformakinglabaporridge.Craftedbytheerstwhileimperialworkshop,thevesselmeasuresabouttwometersindiameterand1.5metersindepth,andweighsaround8metrictons.

自清代起，寺庙熬制腊八粥便是京城最重要的节令活动之一。上至帝王贵胄，下至平民百姓，无论古今，人们都相信喝上一碗寺庙的腊八粥，便能在新的一年里福运相伴、平安顺遂。如今，走进雍和宫，游客们仍能看到那口曾专用于熬制腊八粥的巨型铜锅。这口铜锅由当年的皇宫养心殿造办处铸造而成，直径约两米，深一米五，重达八吨左右。

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