Laba Festival, commonly known as "Laba Festival", is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The ancients had the tradition of worshiping their ancestors and gods and praying for a good harvest. In some areas, there is a custom of drinking Laba porridge.

According to records, this day is also the day when Buddha Sakyamuni became enlightened. It is called the "Dharma Treasure Festival" and is one of the grand festivals of Buddhism.

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Since ancient times, Laba has been used to worship ancestors and gods (including door gods, household gods, house gods, kitchen gods, and well gods) in sacrificial rituals to pray for a good harvest. and auspiciousness.

According to the "Book of Rites: Jiao Te Sheng", the wax festival is "the twelfth month of the year, when all things are gathered together for a feast." "Sacrifice" was called "Daba" in the Zhou Dynasty; because it was held in December, that month was called the twelfth lunar month, and the day of the wax sacrifice was called the twelfth lunar month. In the pre-Qin Dynasty, the Laba Festival was on the third Xu day after the winter solstice. Later, Buddhism was introduced. In order to expand its influence in the local area, it attached to traditional culture and designated the Laba Festival as the day when the Buddha became enlightened. Later, with the popularity of Buddhism, the Buddha's Enlightenment Day was merged with the December Day, and it was called the "Dharma Treasure Festival" in the field of Buddhism. It was only fixed on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month from the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.