俗话说，过了腊八就是年
还有，腊七、腊八，冻掉下巴
也就是说，今天是最冷的一天
那我们就喝腊八粥吧！
“腊八粥”用英文怎么说呢？
其实，它就是 Laba Porridge。
Laba porridge is one kind of porridge with a variety of ingredients in Laba festival. The first Laba porridge is made up of the red beans. Then，it combined with local characteristics and become more and more rich after changing.
腊八粥是一种在腊八节，用多种食材熬制的粥。最早的腊八粥是用红小豆来煮，后经演变，加之地方特色，逐渐丰富起来。
People will worship the ancestors and gods when the Laba porridge was cooked well. And then they have to gift their friends and relatives. Finally，the family will eat the porridge. People will save the leftover Laba porridge. It is a good sige that porridge was preserved in a few days still left to eat. It means "annual surplus" of meaning. If the porridge is given to poor people to eat，it is Jide for themselves.
腊八粥熬好之后，要先敬神祭祖。之后，要赠送亲友，而且一定要在中午之前送出去。最后才是全家人食用。吃剩的腊八粥，保存着吃了几天还有剩下来的，却是好兆头，取其“年年有余”的意义。如果把粥送给穷苦的人吃，那更是为自己积德。
喝一碗腊八粥
一碗腊八粥都需要哪些食材呢？
虽然不同的地区食材都有差异，但这些基本都是必不可少的！
1. 糯米 glutinous rice
2. 红豆 red beans
3. 小米 millet
4. 高粱 Chinese sorghum
5. 花生 peanuts
6. 莲子 dried lotus seeds
7. 枣 dried dates
8. 杏仁 almond
将这些混合，放在锅里一熬，就成了一碗美美的腊八粥了~~~
腊八节的其他习俗
☆ 腊八面 Laba surface
☆ 腊八蒜 Laba garlic
☆ 腊八豆腐 Laba bean curd
☆ 腊八豆 Laba beans
喝一碗甜甜的腊八粥……
