As soon as we enter the twelfth lunar month, especially on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year becomes stronger day by day. The twelfth month of the lunar calendar (December is called the twelfth lunar month every year), and the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year is the traditional Laba Festival of the Han people in our country. The Laba Festival is also known as the Laba Festival, Laba Festival, Marquis's Lax or Buddha's Enlightenment Day. It turned out that in ancient times, sacrificial rituals to celebrate a bumper harvest and thank ancestors and gods (including door gods, household gods, house gods, kitchen gods, and well gods), in addition to activities to worship ancestors and gods, people also have to eradicate the epidemic. Laba porridge is the custom of eating Laba porridge in most areas of our country on Laba Day. Laba porridge is made from eight kinds of fresh grains and fruits harvested that year, and is generally sweet porridge. Laba porridge is also called Qibao Wuwei porridge.
Nutritional stone pot rice<br /> Nutritional stone pot rice is rice made by mixing rice, ginseng, dates, chestnuts, etc. in a stone pot. Due to the addition of nutritious foods such as ginseng, dates, chestnuts, etc. with pharmacological effects, it becomes a specially prepared food for distinguished guests or elders. According to the Encyclopedia of Food, Clothing and Housing,"Guihe Books"(Gyuhapchongseo1809),"The best way to cook and porridge is stone pots, followed by porcelain soup cans." It can be seen that rice made with stone pots can be regarded as the best taste. Cooking with a stone pot is evenly heated, is not easy to burn, has a strong aroma of rice, and has good thermal insulation. A stone pot made of stone can cook a small amount of rice for about 1-2 people.