A child enjoys a spoonful of Laba porridge at Beijing's Yonghe Lama Temple, Jan 17, 2016. The festival was originally a day of thanks for a good harvest and sacrifice to ancestors. [Photo by Guan Xin/China Daily]

Laba porridge, made with rice, nuts, cereal and dried fruit, is the traditional dish for the festival. Many temples across the country provided free porridge to the public on Sunday.

Among them, the Yonghegong Lama Temple, in Beijing, shared porridge with hundreds of residents since early morning.