Laba Festival, that is, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year, is also called "Magic Weapon Festival", "Buddha-Daoism Festival" and "Daoism Meeting". Originally a Buddhist festival to commemorate the enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha, it gradually became a folk festival Laba porridge, also known as "Seven Treasures and Five Flavors Porridge", "Buddha Porridge" and "Everyone's Meal", which is a kind of porridge made of various ingredients. The earliest written record of Laba porridge was in the Song Dynasty. Wu Zimu's "Dream Liang Lu" in the Southern Song Dynasty reads: "On the eighth day of this month, the temple was called Laba. Temples such as Dasha have five-flavor porridge called Laba porridge. " The history of drinking Laba porridge in China has been more than 1000 years. On the day of Laba, Laba porridge is made in both the imperial temples and the homes of the common people. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge was even more popular. In the north of China, if you have children, don't be greedy. After Laba, it's the year ".Passing Laba means the beginning of the 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.