What is the "Lahai" of the famous writers of the past and present like?

The Laha Festival is not only an important traditional festival, but also heralds the arrival of the New Year. On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, every family is busy drinking bowls of hot Lunar congee, Lunar garlic and Lunar noodles. It is a kind of festival full of ? ritualistic? custom that brings a strong New Year's flavor. In ancient and modern times, many literati than sang about the Laha Festival, often with the custom of sending porridge and eating congee, the growing flavor of the year and the spring scenery as the theme, leaving behind many masterpieces.

Mo Yan: Laha is the first stop in anticipation of the New Year. A pot of congee is cooked in the morning on this day, and there are eight kinds of food in the congee? In fact, there are only seven, including the indispensable days. It is said that early in the morning of the eighth day of the twelfth month before liberation, temples or charitable organizations would set up large pots of congee on the streets, and beggars and poor people could drink it for free. In the past, people longed for this kind of Lapa congee festival, the thought of those standing in the open air cauldron, bags of rice and beans were poured inside, thick Lapa congee rolled and bubbled, and the fragrance filled the cold morning air.

Bingxin:Every year on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, my mother cooks Laha congee for us. As long as I can remember, my mother has been cooking Laha congee for us on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. The congee is made of glutinous rice, brown sugar and 18 kinds of dried fruits. The dried fruits include jujubes, longans, walnuts, ginkgoes, almonds, chestnuts, peanuts, raisins, etc., and small beans and sesame seeds, which are very sweet and savory to eat. Mom cooks a big pot every year, not only the size of the whole family to eat, there are many also distributed to neighbors and relatives and friends.

Laoshe:There are all kinds of beans in the porridge, like a ?

Lao She: The congee has all kinds of beans in it, like a "farm show". According to traditional Beijing custom, the Lunar New Year begins almost at the beginning of the 12th month. It is the coldest time of the year, and on this day, people cook congee at home and at temples. The congee is used to offer sacrifices to ancestors, but when you think about it, it is a sign of pride in an agricultural society. This congee is made with a variety of rice, a variety of beans and a variety of dried fruits ? almonds, walnuts, melon seeds, lychee meat, lotus seeds, peanuts, raisins and water chestnuts. This is not a thin rice, but a small agricultural exhibition. In the cold winter, the only thing that does not disappoint is delicious food, and the ritual of eating Laba congee is essential.