An English composition about Japanese table manners!

Tuesday is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the smell of Laba porridge permeates China's kitchen again. Restaurants and snack bars in Beijing started serving this seasonal dish last week, and it is expected to reach its peak on Tuesday. Citizens can also eat a bowl of Laba porridge for free in many Buddhist temples, because the tradition of celebrating Laba Festival originated from Buddhist culture. At Guanghua Temple in the center of Beijing, more than 20 workers and volunteers started cooking Laba porridge in 12 cauldrons on Monday night, which they expect to distribute to thousands of temple visitors on Tuesday. Residents of a community in Hangzhou cook Laba porridge together. Laba Festival, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, is 1 month 15 this year. Fang Huichuntang is an old-fashioned drugstore in Hangzhou, the eastern city of China, and it also has the tradition of supplying porridge free of charge in Laba. Nutrient-rich Chinese herbal medicines are mixed into their dishes, and xylitol formula is prepared for diabetic patients. This drugstore is expected to receive 12000 tourists on this special day. Neighbors in China will cook and eat Laba porridge together. Qi Guifeng, 75, is the organizer of one such public dinner in Hangzhou. She called several old people in the community to buy these materials and serve the children in the public courtyard of the community. "We get together to do a good thing and have fun. We are very happy that our neighbors can have a bowl of hot porridge, "said Zhang Meiqin, Qi's neighbor.