Why do you drink Laba porridge on Laba Festival?

Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and China welcomes the annual Laba Festival. As the saying goes, "Bala freezes his chin in the twelfth lunar month", which means it is the coldest day in Bala's year. This day just fulfilled a sentence, the sudden arrival of a strong cold air before Laba reversed the pattern of warmer weather in the country. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, from 22nd to 26th, many places in central and eastern China will spend the coldest week since this winter. The temperature in most areas will drop by 6 ~ 10℃, and the local temperature drop can reach 14℃.

In Laba, people have the custom of drinking Laba porridge. Although most parts of China are shrouded in cold weather, people's enthusiasm for drinking Laba porridge has not diminished, and many places have long queues to drink porridge.

China has been drinking Laba porridge for 1000 years. According to historical records, since the pre-Qin period, Laba Festival has been used to worship ancestors and gods. On this day, people pray for a bumper harvest of crops and prosperity of people and animals. In the Song Dynasty, the custom of cooking porridge and drinking porridge on Laba day gradually formed. On the day of Laba, whether it is the imperial court, the government, temples, or the people's homes, Laba porridge will be cooked. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge became more popular. Since then, this traditional custom has continued to this day, and Laba porridge has become a traditional food enjoyed by the people every day.

It is understood that the traditional Laba porridge is made of a variety of ingredients, including rice, millet, corn, coix seed, red dates, lotus seeds, peanuts, longan and various beans (such as red beans, mung beans, soybeans, black beans, kidney beans and so on. ) Because Laba porridge is exquisite in materials, the "Laba porridge" cooked by experts is not only delicious, but also beautiful, so it is deeply loved by people.

With the changes of the times, people's diet has been enriched and their living standards have been improved. Nowadays, the ingredients of Laba porridge are more and more competitive and innovative. In the cold winter, eating a bowl of Laba porridge that warms the stomach and warms the heart, the breath of "Nian" gradually becomes strong.