January 1 in 2022 is the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month in Xinchou Year, also traditional Laba Festival and the enlightenment day of Buddha. To mark the Buddha’ s enlightenment, the Hungary Shaolin Cultural Center hosted porridge distribution activities in Budapest, capital of Hungary, and Chinatown at Laba Festival.

After Buddhism being introduced into China, cooking porridge to pay respect for Buddha and distribute porridge to become attached become popular in all temples around China. It is widely believed that eating Laba porridge of temples could be blessed by Buddha and increase people’ s happiness and wisdom. As Shaolin cultural centers are distributed at home and abroad now, Laba porridge distribution activities also go to the world, which brings not only nutritious and delicious Laba porridge, but also best wishes in Buddhism to people around the world.