Laba porridge is also called qibao mixed porridge, drink laba rice porridge in China history, there have been more than one thousand years. The first started in the song dynasty. Every laba this day, every family to make laba rice porridge. In the qing dynasty, drink the customs is more prevalent laba rice porridge. In the palace, the emperor to XiangWenWu minister laba rice porridge. Among the people, families also should make laba porridge, ancestor worship; Have a family reunion at the same time, eat together, gift friends and relatives.

　　"Laba" is the grand festival of Buddhism. Before around the temple for Buddha, cooked porridge for the Buddha. Legend had later can get the Buddha bless, can also increase the life-extension. So people call it the "Buddha congee." Southern song dynasty lu you did: "the present Buddha congee is more feedback, the festival new jiang village."

　　Varied from different regions of China, laba rice porridge, among them with Beijing's most exquisite, porridge in red jujube, lotus seeds... A total of more than 20 kinds. The seventh evening, began to busy, washing rice, fruit, in began to cook in the middle of the night, and stew until the second day of early morning, laba rice porridge is ok. Can you think, such a complex is bad to drink? Pay attention to the family, but also the fruit first carved into all kinds of things, and in the pot boil. Laba rice porridge boil, ancestor worship to worship god. After to give friends and family, must be sent out before noon. The last is the whole family to eat.

　　A bowl of porridge with so much knowledge, China is really not the kui is a civilized country! I'm so proud of themselves as Chinese!

　　腊八粥也叫七宝五味粥，我国喝腊八粥的历史，已经有一千多年。最早开始于宋代。每逢腊八这一天，家家都要做腊八粥。到了清朝，喝腊八粥的风俗更是盛行。在宫廷，皇帝要向文武大臣赐腊八粥。在民间，家家户户也要做腊八粥，祭祀祖先;同时，合家团聚在一起食用，馈赠亲朋好友。

　　“腊八”还是佛教的盛大节日。以前各地佛寺作浴佛会，煮粥供佛。传说吃了以后可以得到佛祖的保佑，还可以增福增寿。所以人们把它叫做“佛粥”。南宋陆游诗云：“今朝佛粥更相馈，反觉江村节物新。”

　　中国各地腊八粥的花样很多，其中以北京的最为讲究，粥里有红枣、莲子……总计不下二十种。初七的晚上，就开始忙碌起来，洗米、泡果，在半夜时分开始煮，一直炖到第二天的清晨，腊八粥才算熬好了。你想，这样复杂能不好喝吗?讲究的人家，还要先将果子雕刻成各种花样，再放在锅中煮。腊八粥熬好之后，要先敬神祭祖。之后要赠送亲友，一定要在中午之前送出去。最后才是全家人食用。

　　一碗粥有这么多知识，中国真不愧是文明大国啊!我真自豪自己是中国人!