Why do we eat Laba garlic on Laba Festival? What are the benefits of eating Laba garlic on Laba Festival?

Why do we eat Laba garlic on Laba Festival? What are the benefits of eating Laba garlic on Laba Festival?
Introduction: Laba Festival is an important traditional cultural festival in our country. In addition to eating Laba porridge, we also eat Laba garlic on Laba Festival. So why do we eat Laba garlic on Laba Festival? What are the benefits of eating Laba garlic on Laba Festival? Want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2018? Pay attention to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on the twelfth month of the lunar calendar!

Why do we eat Laba garlic on Laba Festival?

According to the elderly, the word "garlic" in "Laba garlic" is homophonic with the word "calculate", which means that all businesses have to sum up their accounts on this day to calculate the income and expenditure for the year. They can see the profit and loss, including foreign debts and foreign liabilities, all have to be calculated on this day. This is what "Laba calculation" means. On the Laba Festival, the creditor who wants to collect debts has to send a letter to the family that owes him money, reminding them to prepare to pay back the money.
There is a folk proverb in Beijing: "Laba porridge and Laba garlic, lenders send messages, and debtors pay back their debts." Later, those who owed money to others used garlic instead of the word "calculate" to indicate a taboo and avoid the word "calculate" which means settling accounts. In fact, what you owe to others must be repaid eventually.
In old Beijing, near the end of the year, there were people selling spicy dishes in the streets and alleys, but no one selling Laba garlic. Why is this? Just imagine, when selling Laba garlic you have to shout, right? How do you shout? Just shout “Laba garlic is here!” (Laba is coming) People who owe debts will be startled when they hear the shouting, why is there someone shouting to collect debts on the street! Besides, you are just a small businessman, what do you think you can do to others? It's good enough if people don't charge you for it, so you can't go out on the streets to sell it. Every household makes their own Laba garlic and figures out for themselves how to spend the New Year this year.

What are the benefits of eating Laba garlic on Laba Festival?

1. It is sweet and sour, has a garlic flavor but is not spicy, and can help to relieve greasiness and fishy smell. It aids digestion.
2. It can also induce the activity of liver cell detoxification enzymes, block the synthesis of nitrosamine carcinogens, and thus prevent the occurrence of cancer.
3. The antioxidant activity of Laba garlic is better than that of ginseng, and regular consumption can delay aging.
4. If people who are frequently exposed to lead or are prone to lead poisoning consume it, it can effectively prevent and treat lead poisoning.
5. In addition, Laba garlic also contains a capsaicin called propylene sulfide, whose bactericidal ability can reach 1/10 of penicillin, and has a good killing effect on pathogens and parasites.
6. It can prevent influenza. Prevent wound infection. It has the efficacy of treating infectious diseases and anthelmintic.

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