There are these accounts of the origin of Laha congee. One is Buddhism Sakyamuni became a Buddha on the day of the disciples in order to commemorate the practice of suffering, with some grain and rice, fruits made into a mixed porridge, there is a Lahai congee said, and then Buddhism spread to the Middle Kingdom, gradually formed the temple giving Lahai congee. With the virtue of giving and the significance of people's health blessings. The second is the ancient custom of people playing ghosts with red beans, Zhuan Xu's ancient times to scare small children, people can only use red beans to play, and then began to cook congee, said Laha congee. With the significance of driving away epidemics to meet the peaceful, children's health. Third, from Zhu Yuanzhang do before the emperor, because it is the winter months, Zhu Yuanzhang cold and hungry, had to pick the mouse hole, from the hole to find out the dates, beans, rice and other boiled into porridge, only to save his life, and then Zhu Yuanzhang did the emperor, in order not to forget the origin of the congee on the eighth day of the month. With the meaning of suffering and praying for a life of subsistence. Fourth, Yue Fei led the army in Zhu Xianzhen resistance to the Jin Dynasty, the cold winter months Yuejia army food is not good, the nearby people sent to the grain and rice and other things, boiled into a thousand porridge, the soldiers ate porridge also achieved a great victory, the later generations in order to commemorate the Yue Fei Lahai congee custom, with the significance of honoring Yue Fei loyal to the country.

Laha congee custom of imported

Laha congee custom of imported said in the ancient book more authoritative "Dictionary" in the records of the field of imported, Laha Festival is a Buddhist festival, the Buddha to the Middle Kingdom, China's Han Chinese areas of some Buddhist temples in the month of Laha, will be congee to give virtues, and then the ordinary people to pray for blessings to the formation of Laha congee custom. This is also the origin of Laha congee through other countries, to the Buddhist situation spread the formation of China's Laha congee.

China's native Laha congee custom from

China's native Laha congee custom legend is that the descendants of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors Zhuanxu clan because of the death of the grievances are too heavy, transformed into ghosts and monsters, in the Lunar New Year around the time of the special to scare the children. As people in ancient times for the safety of small children, with red beans to play a role in helping. Later, people have a red bean ghost custom, ancient food scarcity, people in order not to waste the red bean, but also after the ghost of the red bean plus grain porridge to drink, and gradually have a Lahai congee folk customs. And later in the Song Dynasty, the people in order to commemorate the loyalty of Yue Fei, also retained because of the winter months when the army food is not good, around the people sent a variety of grain porridge, the soldiers were able to win the battle to defend the people's lives such as commemorative Lahai congee customs.

Meaningful

No matter which legend comes from the Laha congee, most of them have a good aspect of the meaning. Some of them are to give merit, pray for life, some are to protect the healthy growth of children, some are to commemorate the national heroes of the country and so on. Until now, the meaning of Laha congee is also people's health, live in peace and happiness, a good symbol of the performance, Laha congee has a great significance.