UMthendeleko weLaba ubhekisa kumhla wesibhozo wenyanga yeshumi elinesibini. UMthendeleko weLaba ngumthendeleko osetyenziselwa ukunqula ookhokho noothixo kunye nokuthandazela isivuno esihle kunye nethamsanqa.
ETshayina, kukho isiko lokusela i-porridge yeLaba nokuntywilisela igalikhi yeLaba ngexesha leLaba Festival. EHenan nakwezinye iindawo, i-porridge yeLaba ikwabizwa ngokuba yi "Family Rice". Yindlela yokutya yomnyhadala ebhiyozelwa ngayo iqhawe lesizwe uYue Fei.
Indlela zokutya:
1 I-Laba Porridge
Kukho isiko lokusela i-porridge yeLaba ngomhla weLaba. I-porridge yeLaba ikwabizwa ngokuba yi "Seven Treasures and Five Flavor Porridge". Imbali yokusela i-porridge yeLaba kwilizwe lam ibineminyaka engaphezu kwewaka. Yaqala kwi-Song Dynasty. Ngomhla weLaba, nokuba yinkundla yasebukhosini, urhulumente, itempile okanye abantu abaqhelekileyo, bonke benza i-porridge yeLaba. Kwi-Qing Dynasty, isiko lokusela i-porridge yeLaba lalixhaphake ngakumbi.

2 Igalikhi yeLaba
Kwiindawo ezininzi zaseMantla China, ngomhla wesibhozo wenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, kukho isiko lokufunxa igalikhi ngeviniga, ebizwa ngokuba yi "Laba garlic". Ukufunxa igalikhi yeLaba sisiko eMantla China. Emva kweentsuku ezingaphezu kweshumi emva kweLaba, yiNtwasahlobo. Ngenxa yokufunxa igalikhi, igalikhi iluhlaza iyonke, nto leyo intle kakhulu, kwaye iviniga ikwanayo nencasa ekrakra yegalikhi. Ngobusuku boNyaka oMtsha, malunga noMnyhadala weNtwasahlobo, nditya amadombolo kunye nezitya ezibandayo kunye negalikhi yeLaba kunye neviniga, kwaye inencasa emnandi kakhulu.

Kukho intetho ethi emva kokuba iLaba inguNyaka oMtsha waseTshayina, yonke intsapho iqala ukugcina ukutya koNyaka oMtsha waseTshayina.