The end of the first year is "La", which means the alternation of the old and the new, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. It is commonly known as "Laba Qi and Laba, when the chin falls off from the cold", which means that this is the coldest day of the year. Laba Festival is rarely mentioned in the south, and the Laba Festival is a typical northern festival. On the day of Laba, northerners drink Laba porridge and soak Laba garlic, which means good luck and pray for longevity. Now I will introduce the customs of the Laba Festival in detail. Friends who are interested can take a look. 1. Drinking Laba porridge

The history of drinking Laba porridge in my country has been more than a thousand years. It first started in the Song Dynasty. On every Laba day, whether it is the court, government, monastery or people's homes, they must make Laba porridge. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge became even more popular. In the palace, the emperor, empress, prince, etc. would give Laba porridge to the ministers of civil and military affairs and the attendant maids, and distribute rice, fruits, etc. to various temples for the monks to eat. Among the people, every family also makes Laba porridge to worship their ancestors. At the same time, the family gathers to eat together and give gifts to relatives and friends. 2. Soaking Laba garlic and Laba garlic

Soaking Laba garlic and garlic is a custom in the north, especially in North China. As the name suggests, garlic is brewed on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. In fact, the ingredients are very simple, just vinegar and garlic cloves. The method is also extremely simple. Put the peeled garlic cloves into a container that can be sealed, such as a jar or bottle, then pour vinegar into it, seal it and put it in a cold place. Slowly, the garlic soaked in vinegar will turn green, and eventually it will become completely green, like emerald jasper. 3. Make Laba Tofu

"Laba Tofu" is a folk specialty in Qianxian County, Anhui Province. Before and after Laba Festival, every household in Qianxian County will dry tofu. Folks call this naturally dried tofu "Laba Tofu" ". 4. Cook "Five Beans"

In some places, people cook porridge during the Laba Festival. It is not called "Laba Porridge" but is called "Five Beans". Some cook it on the day of Laba, and some cook it on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month. When eating rice, you also need to knead some "er" heads with noodles and cook them with rice and beans (five kinds of beans). The story of Laba porridge

According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was very poor when he was a child. One year in the twelfth lunar month On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, he grazed sheep in the field for a day and didn't eat anything until dark. He looked around for something to eat and accidentally found a fat field mouse escaping into a hole. He dug through it with a branch and found it. There was a lot of grain in the field mouse hole, including millet, corn, peanuts, red beans, etc. He washed these grains and cooked them into a pot of porridge.

Zhu Yuanzhang made it. The emperor still missed the multi-grain porridge he made when he was a child. He asked the imperial kitchen to make this kind of multi-grain porridge and called it "Laba porridge". It is especially sweet and delicious. Later, this kind of porridge spread to the people and became people's favorite food. And every household will cook Laba porridge on Laba day.

The above is what I know about the customs of the Laba Festival. What else do you know?