1, Laba cooks more porridge, and the minister is especially poor in Yonghe. -Xia's Laba in Qing Dynasty
On Laba Festival, every household cooks Laba porridge, and ministers cook porridge in Yonghe Palace.
2, the twelfth lunar month has been spring, because of the scattered policies, and neighbors passed by. -Lu You in the Song Dynasty stepped into the West Village on December 8.
There is a little spring in the December breeze, so I walk past my neighbors with crutches from time to time.
The origin of Laba Festival:
According to legend, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, became a monk. Therefore, on the day of Laba, ancient temples cooked porridge with fruits, vegetables and rice to worship Buddha, which was honored as "Buddha porridge". After offering porridge to the Buddha, they distributed it to the poor.
With the spread of Buddhism, eating Laba porridge has gradually become a folk custom. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Laba porridge was a very popular folk food as a mutual gift, besides offering it to Buddha.