1, Laba eats Laba porridge. Laba has the custom of eating Laba porridge on this day. Laba porridge is also called Qibao Wuwei porridge. China has been drinking Laba porridge for more than 1000 years. It first started in the Song Dynasty. On the day of Laba, whether it is the imperial court, the government, temples, or the people's homes, Laba porridge will be cooked.

2. Laba Festival, a traditional festival in China, commonly known as Laba, is celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month and is mainly popular in northern China. The custom of this festival is to drink Laba porridge. Laba is one of the grand festivals in Buddhism, and it is also the day when Buddha Sakyamuni became a monk and became a Taoist, also known as "magic weapon festival", "Buddhist and Taoist festival" and "Taoist meeting". The word "Laba" originated in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when it was also called "Laba". Originally a Buddhist festival, it has gradually become a household name through the evolution of several generations.

There is a saying in northern China that "children, children, don't be greedy, it is the year after Laba". After Laba, it means the beginning of a new year. Every Laba Festival, the northern region is busy peeling garlic to make vinegar, soaking Laba garlic and eating Laba porridge. Laba is rarely mentioned in the south, and Laba Festival is a typical northern festival.