腊八节，俗称“腊八” ，即农历十二月初八，汉族传统节日，民间流传着吃“腊八粥”，泡腊八蒜（有的地方是“腊八饭”）的风俗。
腊八粥，是一种在腊八节用多种食材熬制的粥，也叫做七宝五味粥。吃腊八粥，用以庆祝丰收，一直流传至今 。古时每逢农历十二月初八，中国民间流传着吃“腊八粥”（有的地方是“腊八饭”）的风俗。
《燕京岁时记·腊八粥》：“腊八粥者，用黄米、白米、江米、小米、菱角米、栗子、红江豆、去皮枣泥等，开水煮熟，外用染红桃仁、杏仁、瓜子、花生、榛穰、松子及白糖、红糖、琐琐葡萄，以作点染。”
Laba Festival, commonly known as "La Ba", that is, the eighth day of the lunar calendar, the traditional festival of the Han nationality, the folks circulated the custom of eating "Laba porridge", and the eight waxed garlic (some places are "La Ba").
Laba porridge is a kind of porridge made with a variety of ingredients in Laba Festival, also known as Qibao Wuwei porridge. Eating Laba porridge to celebrate the harvest has been passed down to the present day. In ancient times, on the eighth day of the lunar calendar, Chinese folks circulated the custom of eating Laba porridge (some places are "baba rice").
"Yanjing Years of the Year · Laba porridge": "La Ba porridge, with yellow rice, white rice, Jiangmi, millet, water chestnut rice, chestnuts, red river beans, peeled jujube, etc., boiled water, topical dyed peach, almond, melon seeds , peanuts, alfalfa, pine nuts and white sugar, brown sugar, cumbersome grapes, for spotting."