The Story of Laba Festival, Starting from a Bean

If the Spring Festival is likened to a tree in full bloom, then the Laba Festival is the first bud to show a hint of red, signaling that the tree is destined to bloom.

As a diligent herald, the Laba Festival always punctually plays the prelude to the Spring Festival: "Children, don't be greedy, once Laba is over, the New Year is near."

The festive atmosphere begins to accumulate from Laba. The longing to return home also quietly builds up, waiting for a moment to overflow all at once.

The warmth of Laba porridge signifies an anticipated return. May you, wherever you are, have a bowl of steaming Laba porridge and someone to ask if the porridge is warm, accompanying you with everything "porridge" perfect.

People place their satisfaction with the old year and their expectations for the new year in each grain, boiling and warming in the pot.

In the coldest season of the year, eating a bowl of sweet and glutinous Laba porridge is the most enduring warmth of winter.

Eating from a hundred families' rice signifies the start of a new year, symbolizing the blessings of a hundred families, protecting the children of Green Apple Kindergarten in Gaoping District, Nanchong City, for health and safety. May the new year be filled with blessings.

Author: Feng Zitong