Then in the morning of the Laba Festival, the whole family can eat the Laba noodles.

到腊月初八早晨全家就能吃到腊八面了。

Another custom is the soaking of Laba garlic.

腊八节的另一传统是腌制腊八蒜。

Before the Laba Festival, every family in Qian county will dry tofu in open space.

腊八之前，黔县家家户户都要在空地上晒制豆腐。

Besides, the Laba tofu is the folk specialty of Qian County in Anhui province.

此外，“腊八豆腐”是安徽黔县民间风味特产。

Eating porridge on the Laba Festival is a very old tradition.

腊八吃粥是一个非常古老的传统。

Many versions of the legends concerning the origins of Laba Festival exist in different regions of China.

关于腊八节的起源， 在中国不同地区存在着多种版本的传说。

The Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, marks the official start of Spring Festival.

正值腊月初八的腊八节， 标志着春节的正式开始。

In northern Shaanxi Province, it is obligatory to eat Laba noodle soup, made with eight different shredded ingredients.

在陕北，必须吃腊八汤面， 由八种不同的切丝制成。

In the Tongguan-Lintong region of Shaanxi Province, Laba noodle soup is made with hot chili peppers.

在陕西省潼关-临潼地区， 腊八汤面是用辣椒做的。

As a result, with the introduction of Buddhism to China, the Laba Festival also became known as the Day of Enlightenment.

因此，随着佛教传入中国， 腊八节也被称为成道节。

The Laba Festival is popularly referred to as Laji Festival (End-of-Year Sacrifice Festival), another indication of its ancient origins and association with early sacrificial rituals.

腊八节通常被称为拉吉节（年终祭祀节）， 这是其古老起源和与早期祭祀仪式联系的另一个迹象。

The woman saved his life by feeding him rice porridge with milk, enabling him to continue meditating and attain enlightenment on the day of Laba Festival.

妇人救了他一命， 用牛奶喂他喝稀饭， 让他在腊八节那天继续打坐开悟。

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.

由于这个节日是在上月初八举行的， 所以后来人们在后面加上了数字八（ba）， 这就是现在的腊八。

Between Laba Festival, on the eighth day of the last lunar month, and Little New Year, on the twenty-third day, families throughout China undertake a thorough house cleaning, sweeping out the old in preparation for the New Year.

从腊八到小年这段时间，中国大部分家庭都会彻底清扫房屋，“辞旧迎新”。