I am sorry for my absence, but I was away from the Internets for a few days but hopefully we did not miss too much. One that occurred over this time was the celebration of the Laba Festival in China on the 22nd. The Laba Festival occurs on the 8th day in the 12th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Before the spread of Buddhism this festival celebrated the new harvest, but since then it has come to celebrate the enlightenment of Gautama Buddha1. This logo pictures the traditional food which is eaten on this day, Laba Congee. Congee is a breakfast or desert food that is essentially a rice porridge which is common throughout East Asia2. An elaborate congee dish may contain cream, lamb, grains, dates, nuts, raisins, seeds, and haw jelly. Another tradition associated with the festival is the soaking of Laba garlic, which is soaked in vinegar for 20 days starting with the festival for use with Chinese dumplings. This logo has a very traditional oriental feel to it, which I feel brings out the tradition of the festival. Furthermore I really like the way the bowl’s congee forms the Google “G”.
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