1, ancestor worship. In ancient China, the Emperor of Heaven and the monarch held a La Worship on Laba Festival to celebrate the harvest. Pray for good weather in the coming year. Villagers should offer sacrifices 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.
2. Give gifts to relatives and friends. Neighbors, relatives and friends also have the custom of giving laba porridge to each other. In the process of tasting Laba porridge, we can share the joy after harvest and deepen the feelings between relatives and friends.
3. Do good deeds and accumulate virtue. In the old society, big families often cooked Laba porridge and distributed it to the poor, beggars and widows, which was undoubtedly a kind of merit accumulation for the givers.
4. Strong and healthy. Laba porridge contains five elements of ingredients, which can nourish the five internal organs, strengthen the body and prolong life.
5. Celebrate the harvest. All kinds of ingredients in Laba porridge almost gather the harvest all year round, while vegetables, fruits and grains have become dry goods. This pile of ingredients is equivalent to showing this year's harvest to heaven and earth, gods and ancestors, celebrating this year's harvest, praying for God's blessing in the coming year, good weather, fertile land, no insect pests, and another good harvest.