(Bass is pronounced base, as in baseball.) The smaller instruments, the violin and viola, make higher-pitched sounds, while the larger cello and double bass produce low rich sounds. They are all similarly shaped, with curvy wooden bodies and wooden necks.
Laba Festival. The Laba (simplified Chinese: èå«; traditional Chinese: èå«; literally: Eighth of La) is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the La Month (or Layue èæ), the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar. It is customary on this day to eat Laba Congee. The Laba Festival had not been on a fixed day until the Southern and Northern dynasties, when it was influenced by Buddhism and got a fixed time on the eighth day of twelfth month, which was also the enlightenment day of the Buddha.
The foodie traveller â¦ on knowing your calÃ§ots (onions) in Catalonia. The calÃ§otada is a Catalan winter food festival that involves giant spring onions and red wine poured into the mouth from a great height. Down in one: eating calÃ§ots in Catalonia. The Catalans donât have a reputation as the most fun-loving bunch. The rest of Spain would probably describe them as hardworking and businesslike, but also tight and uptight. Their detractors have clearly never been to a calÃ§otada, a barbecue meal unique to the area and devoted to a variety of giant spring onion.