1, Lapa Festival, commonly known as "Lapa", refers to the first eight days of the lunar month (December). Lahai Festival is used to worship ancestors and gods, praying for a good harvest and auspicious festivals, because according to legend, this day is the founder of Buddhism Shakyamuni Buddha Yibodhi under the Buddha became Taoist and founded the day of Buddhism that is the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, so it is also known as the "Buddha became Taoist Festival". The word "Lapa" originated in the North and South Dynasties period, then also known as "Lapa Day", originally a Buddhist festival, and then evolved through the generations, and gradually became a household name of the folk festival.

2, in the north of China, there are "children children you do not want, after the Lahai is the year" said, over the Lahai means that the prelude to the start of the New Year. Every Laha Festival, the northern region busy peeling garlic vinegar, soak Laha garlic, eat Laha noodles Laha porridge. In the South Laha rarely mentioned, Laha Festival is a typical northern holiday.