Eating Laba garlic on Laba Festival is a custom, which is mainly popular in northern China. According to the old man, the word "garlic" in Laba garlic is homophonic with "calculation". At this time, all businesses have to settle accounts on the day of Laba, calculate the annual income and expenditure, and look at the profit and loss, all of which should be calculated on this day. This is what the Laba calculation is all about.

On Laba Festival, we should not only eat Laba garlic, but also eat Laba porridge. Generally, there are red beans, red dates, rice, lotus seeds and other ingredients in Laba porridge, which are relatively healthy ingredients and can bring many benefits to the human body after eating. Laba Festival began in ancient times, and there are different opinions about its origin. Some people say it is to commemorate the hero Yue Fei, while others say it was built by Zhu Yuanzhang.

As the saying goes, after the Laba Festival, it means that the Spring Festival is coming. Since Laba Festival, people have been busy, not only preparing food for Laba Festival, but also preparing new year's goods.

Laba Festival is not a grand festival, but it is also very lively, and you can also eat hot-sprayed Laba porridge. In fact, Laba garlic is a custom in a few areas, and Laba porridge is eaten in most areas. However, Laba garlic has many benefits to human body. Eating Laba garlic in moderation can play a role in sterilization and bacteriostasis and enhance immunity.