The saying of Laba porridge

There is a saying about Laba porridge: Laba meets cold and drinks porridge to make tail teeth.

Specific meaning:

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, it was the coldest day, and the temperature was unbearable, so we had to leave the rest of the edible things at home. Put them all in the pot to cook porridge. Laba porridge in the past was not as rich in ingredients as Laba porridge today. It's delicious. In the past, Laba porridge was made of leftover grain tails gathered together. It is also a way to resist the cold.

For the arrival of the great cold solar terms, according to the ancients, the new year is coming, in addition to offering sacrifices to the kitchen god, we must also offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. Many sacrificial objects come from hunting. These prey are delicious and can make the world a mess. Plus the cold is the end of the year, so it's called the tail tooth. When the Great Cold meets Laba Festival, porridge is naturally sacrificed, so it is the tail tooth, and the full name becomes "When the Great Cold meets Laba, drink porridge as the tail tooth".