Lapa congee on this day to drink "Lapa congee" custom, from the Song Dynasty. Xu Ke "Qing Barnyard Banknotes" that cloud: "Lapa congee began in the Song Dynasty, December 8, the Tokyo temples to the seven treasures and five flavors and glutinous rice and boiled into a porridge, followed to this day, the family also imitated the line." Wu Zimu, Southern Song Dynasty, "Mengliang Records": "The eighth day of this month, the temple is called Laha. Dasha and other temples, all set up five-flavored porridge, called Laha congee." Lapa custom is also influenced by Buddhism, according to legend, Buddha Shakyamuni in the Buddha before he became a former six years of asceticism, eating only a very small amount of food every day, became very weak, the Nilian River, the two shepherdesses see the two after the milk made of cow's milk to the Buddha to eat, so that he regained his energy.