In ancient China, the son of heaven and the monarch held a La Worship on the Laba Festival to worship the Eight Cereals and Stars to celebrate the harvest; Pray for good weather in the coming year. Folks should sacrifice to heaven and earth, ancestors and gods, be grateful for the kindness and protection in the past year, and pray for continued kindness in the coming year. In ancient times, dry things were called wax. By the end of December, when offering sacrifices to the gods, all the vegetables, fruits, grains, etc. have become dry things, and the offerings for sacrifice are all dry things. Later, the offerings gradually evolved into Laba porridge from the original dry things.

2. Giving gifts to relatives and friends, connecting feelings

After the sacrifice, it is a custom for neighbors, relatives and friends to give laba porridge to each other. In the process of tasting Laba porridge with each other, we can share the joy after harvest and deepen the feelings between relatives and friends.

3. Give up porridge and do good deeds.

In the old days, large families often cooked Laba porridge and gave it to the poor, beggars and widowed people. In this cold winter, hot Laba porridge can not only satisfy the stomach, but also keep out the cold, which is a kind of enjoyment for the poor. And for the giver, it is also a merit.

4, five elements of ingredients, physical fitness

Laba porridge is rich in ingredients, such as peanuts, soybeans, mung beans, red beans, kidney beans, broad beans, walnuts, japonica rice, coix seed, millet, rice, longan, red dates, sweet potatoes, pine nuts, milk mushrooms, ginkgo, lilies, lotus seeds, longan. Wait, it's different from place to place.

The ingredients with different colors make Laba porridge colorful and make people's forefinger move. Laba porridge contains five elements of ingredients, which can tonify the five internal organs, strengthen the body and prolong life.

5, special collocation, enhance the fortune of the five elements

Some people choose their favorite ingredients of Laba porridge according to their own numerology and five elements, and take eating such Laba porridge as a means to enhance their fortune.

6. Gather the ingredients of the four seasons to celebrate the harvest.

In winter, everything is depressed. Relatively speaking, there is nothing just in season. However, all kinds of ingredients in Laba porridge almost gather the harvest of each season in a year. However, vegetables, fruits and grains have become dry things. This large collection of ingredients is equivalent to showing the harvest of this year to heaven and earth, gods and ancestors, celebrating this year's harvest, and praying for God's blessing, good weather, fertile land, no insects, no disasters and another good harvest in the coming year.

7. The royal gift of Laba porridge is mighty

In the old days, it was to show the mighty gratitude of the emperor and enjoy the people. The son of heaven wants to give Laba porridge to the prince, ministers, guards, ladies-in-waiting and the people; Rice, fruit and other ingredients are also distributed to monasteries, on the one hand, for monks to eat, on the other hand, for them to distribute to more people. According to legend, the Laba porridge in Yonghe Palace is fragrant for miles, and people around it will smell it.

8, Fushou porridge, accumulate blessings and cherish blessings

It is said that Fushou porridge originally originated from Tianning Temple in Hangzhou. Monks in the temple dried the leftovers every day, and cooked the dried leftovers of this year into Laba porridge and distributed it to believers at Laba, which is called "Fushou porridge", saying that eating it can increase happiness and longevity.