laba today is laba . it is the coldest day in winter. people dreak laba porridge in my hometown. the old people say 腊七腊八，冻掉下巴，（i do not know how to speak） porridge is to prevent the chin to be frozen off.(it is a joke) began today ,people prepare chinese new year. hope friends in china can feel the chinese new year atomsphear and enjoy it.