俗話說，過了臘八就是年
還有，臘七、臘八，凍掉下巴
也就是說，今天是最冷的一天
那我們就喝臘八粥吧！
“臘八粥”用英文怎麼說呢？
其實，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.
臘八粥是一種在臘八節，用多種食材熬製的粥。最早的臘八粥是用紅小豆來煮，後經演變，加之地方特色，逐漸豐富起來。
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.
臘八粥熬好之後，要先敬神祭祖。之後，要贈送親友，而且一定要在中午之前送出去。最後才是全家人食用。吃剩的臘八粥，保存著吃了幾天還有剩下來的，卻是好兆頭，取其“年年有餘”的意義。如果把粥送給窮苦的人吃，那更是為自己積德。
喝一碗臘八粥
一碗臘八粥都需要哪些食材呢？
雖然不同的地區食材都有差異，但這些基本都是必不可少的！
1. 糯米 glutinous rice
2. 紅豆 red beans
3. 小米 millet
4. 高粱 Chinese sorghum
5. 花生 peanuts
6. 蓮子 dried lotus seeds
7. 棗 dried dates
8. 杏仁 almond
將這些混合，放在鍋裡一熬，就成了一碗美美的臘八粥了~~~
臘八節的其他習俗
☆ 臘八面 Laba surface
☆ 臘八蒜 Laba garlic
☆ 臘八豆腐 Laba bean curd
☆ 臘八豆 Laba beans
喝一碗甜甜的臘八粥……
