1, eat eight-treasure rice on Laba Festival. Babao rice is the traditional name of the Han nationality and the dietary custom of Laba Festival. Popular all over the country, especially in Jiangnan. The recipes are similar everywhere. Basically, the glutinous rice is steamed, mixed with sugar, oil and osmanthus, and poured into a container containing red dates, coix seed, lotus seeds and longan. After steaming, pour the sugar marinade. For thousands of years, this dish has spread all over the country, with bright color, soft and sweet quality, and is a delicacy at banquets.

2. People think that the eight-treasure rice originated from the ancient eight-treasure map and was also adopted by various encyclopedias.

3. The early eight-treasure rice was made by mixing steamed glutinous rice with sugar and lard, adding some fruit materials such as lotus seeds, red dates, dried kumquat, longan pulp, honey cherry, honey wax gourd, coix seed and melon seeds, and sprinkling red, green and shredded plum. The color, fragrance and taste are all good, and there are implications: lotus seeds are transformed from harmony among the eight treasures, symbolizing the harmony and harmony of marriage; Longan symbolizes reunion; Kumquat symbolizes good luck; Jujube symbolizes the early birth of your son; Honey cherry and honey wax gourd symbolize sweetness; Coix seed is transformed from crane, symbolizing longevity, elegance and purity; Guazi kernel is a variant of drum plate, which symbolizes the law of life and is safe and disaster-free; Hongmei silk is the same color as Longmen, which means encouraging enterprising and wishing success; Green plum silk symbolizes longevity.

4. Later, the materials used in the eight-treasure rice were simplified day by day, and candied kumquat, honey cherry, honey wax gourd and red and green plum were all replaced by candied fruit. Later, osmanthus and other spices were added, meaning that gold (osmanthus must be used) and jade (glutinous rice is jade white) are full.