An English composition about Japanese table manners and customs!

Tuesday is Laba, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The smell of Laba porridge permeates the kitchens of China people again. Restaurants and snack bars in Beijing started serving this seasonal dish last week, and it is expected to reach its peak on Tuesday. Citizens can also eat a bowl of Laba porridge for free in many Buddhist temples, because the tradition of celebrating Laba Festival originated from Buddhist culture. On Monday night, at Guanghua Temple in the center of Beijing, more than 20 workers and volunteers began to cook Laba porridge in 12 cauldrons, which is expected to be distributed to thousands of temple visitors on Tuesday. Residents of a community in Hangzhou cook Laba porridge together. Laba Festival, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, is 1 month 15 this year. Fanghuichuntang, a time-honored store in Hangzhou, the eastern city of China, also has the tradition of offering porridge free of charge in Laba. Nutrient-rich Chinese herbal medicines are mixed into their dishes, and xylitol formula is prepared for diabetic patients. This drugstore is expected to receive about12,000 tourists on this special day. Neighbors in China city cook and eat Laba porridge together. Qi Guifeng, 75, is the organizer of such a public welfare meal in Hangzhou. She called several old people in the community to buy materials and serve the villagers in the public yard of the community. "We got together to do a good thing and had a good time. We are very happy that our neighbors can have a bowl of hot porridge to eat, "said Zhang Meiqin, Qi's neighbor.