UMkhosi weLaba ubhekisela osukwini lwesishiyagalombili lwenyanga yeshumi nambili. UMkhosi weLaba uwumkhosi osetshenziselwa ukukhulekela okhokho nonkulunkulu nokuthandazela isivuno esihle kanye nenhlanhla.
EShayina, kunesiko lokuphuza iphalishi le-Laba nokucwilisa igalikhi le-Laba ngesikhathi soMkhosi we-Laba. E-Henan nakwezinye izindawo, iphalishi le-Laba libizwa nangokuthi “ilayisi lomndeni”. Kuyisiko lokudla komkhosi lokuhlonipha iqhawe lesizwe uYue Fei.
Imikhuba yokudla:
1 Iphalishi leLaba
Kukhona isiko lokuphuza iphalishi le-Laba ngosuku lwe-Laba. Iphalishi le-Laba libizwa nangokuthi “Ingcebo Eyisikhombisa kanye nePhalishi Elinongwe Kahlanu”. Umlando wokuphuza iphalishi le-Laba ezweni lakithi usuneminyaka engaphezu kwenkulungwane. Waqala eSikhulwini Sengoma. Ngosuku lwe-Laba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yinkantolo yobukhosi, uhulumeni, ithempeli noma abantu abavamile, bonke benza iphalishi le-Laba. ESikhulwini Se-Qing, isiko lokuphuza iphalishi le-Laba lalivame kakhulu.

2 Igalikhi yeLaba
Ezindaweni eziningi zaseNyakatho yeShayina, ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili lwenyanga yeshumi nambili, kunesiko lokucwilisa ugalikhi ngeviniga, okubizwa ngokuthi “igalikhi iLaba”. Ukucwilisa ugalikhi iLaba kuyisiko eNyakatho yeShayina. Ezinsukwini ezingaphezu kweshumi ngemva kweLaba, kuba uMkhosi Wentwasahlobo. Ngenxa yokucwilisa uviniga, ugalikhi uluhlaza wonke, okuyinto enhle kakhulu, futhi uviniga nawo unokunambitheka okubabayo kwegalikhi. Ngobusuku boNyaka Omusha, cishe ngoMkhosi Wentwasahlobo, ngidla ama-dumplings nezitsha ezibandayo ezinegalikhi iLaba neviniga, futhi kunambitheka kahle kakhulu.

Kukhona isisho esithi ngemva kokuba iLaba inguNyaka Omusha WaseShayina, yonke imindeni iqala ukuqongelela ukudla koNyaka Omusha WaseShayina.