Warm your heart and body, all things congee! Why is it customary to drink Laha congee on Laha Festival?

Drinking Laha congee on Laha Festival is one of the traditional customs in northern China, and Laha congee, which symbolizes the beauty of reunion, is mainly popular in the northern part of the country.

There are many festivals and customs in China, but because of the differences between the north and the south of the country and the differences in customs, the customs of each festival are different. The Laha Festival is mainly a festival in the north of China, and very few people celebrate it in the south. Laha congee is a congee made from a variety of ingredients and is also called five-color congee or seven treasures congee. Evolved to later Laha Festival became one of the very important festivals.

I, the history of Laha congee

Chinese and Laha congee has a history of thousands of years, according to relevant historical records first originated in the Song Dynasty, every time to the eighth of Laha this day, no matter whether it is in the do dynasty as an official, or government officials, and even the abbot of the temple and the ordinary people, every family has to do Laha congee. Until the Qing Dynasty, which we are familiar with, drinking Laha congee has become a custom more popular in the north of China. Especially in the dynasties, in the dynasty, the ruler of the court will be in the first eight days of Lunar New Year their own courtiers and courtesans reward Lahai porridge, and various monasteries will also be issued to the people Lahai porridge, heralding a year will have a good harvest.

Two, the earliest symbolism of Laha congee

Laha congee was first used to worship ancestors, and later evolved into a family reunion, gift relatives and friends of a custom. Laha Festival is in our daily life appeared to become more important in the public mouth of a waxing moon important festival. Many people also put the Laha Festival eating Laha congee into our traditional festivals. Laha Festival belongs to a kind of Buddhist festival. According to legend, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the day when Buddha became a Buddhist is also known as the Dharma Festival. On this day, we use Laha congee to worship our ancestors and deities as a kind of ritual, praying for good weather in the coming year and the blessing of our ancestors from above. The next year can be auspicious, smooth and safe.

Three, Lahai Festival to eat Lahai congee

Lahai Festival with the ever-popular history has also been rendered by the people hurt some of the traditional colors. In some areas of southern China is also popular in the Laha Festival to eat Laha congee religious festivals. It is also a form of expression that people use to worship their ancestors, blessing them with good weather, good harvests and good careers. The most important custom is to drink Laha congee is made with eight ingredients, commonly known as Laha congee, and Laha this day in the north will also be popular to eat Laha garlic. The south is popular eight treasures rice. In short, the first eight days of the month of Lunar New Year is a traditional festival of our Han Chinese people - Laha Festival.

On this day, some people in the north will eat Lapa congee, heralding the coming year's family reunion, career success, but also heralding the day after the Lapa, working people will be one after another to return home, began to make some preparations for the New Year. So on the day of Laha Festival, there is a warm heart and body, all things considered, but also the custom of drinking Laha congee on Laha Festival.