民族风俗习惯的英语作文

TuesdayisLaba,theeighthdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth,andthesmellofLabaporridgehasagainpervadedChinesekitchens.

RestaurantsandsnackbarsinBeijingstartedservingthisseasonaldishlastweek,andexpectasalespeakonTuesday.

CitizenscanalsoeatabowlofLabaporridgeforfreeinmanyBuddhisttemples,sincethetraditionofcelebratingLabaFestivaloriginatedinBuddhistculture.

InGuanghuaTempleincentralBeijing,morethan20workersandvolunteercitizensstartedcookingLabaporridgeintwelvehugepotsonMondaynight,whichtheyexpecttohandouttoseveralthousandsoftemple-goersonTuesday.

ResidentsinaHangzhoucommunitycookandeatLabaporridgetogether.LabaFestival,theeighthdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth,fallsonJanuary15thisyear.

FangHuiChunTang,anold,well-reputedpharmacyintheeasternChinesecityofHangzhou,alsohasthetraditionofservingfreeporridgeonLaba.NutritiousChineseherbsaremixedintotheirdish,andaxylitol-basedrecipeispreparedforpeoplewithdiabetes.Thepharmacyexpectstoreceivesome12,000visitorsonthespecialday.

NeighborhoodsinChinesecitiesjoinuptocookandeatLabaporridge.QiGuifeng,75,isanorganizerofonesuchpublicmealinHangzhou.Shecalledinseveralseniorcitizensinhercommunitytobuythematerialsandservetheporridgeinthecommunity'spublicyard.

Wegettogethertodoagoodthingandhavefun.Wearegladourneighborscanhaveabowlofhotporridge,ZhangMeiqin,oneofQi'sneighbors,said.