What kind of festival is Laba Festival What festival does Laba Festival belong to

Laba Festival, commonly known as "Laba", that is, the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the ancients had the tradition of sacrificing ancestors and gods, praying for a good harvest, and some areas have the custom of drinking Laba porridge. According to legend, this day is also the day of the enlightenment of the Buddha Shakyamuni, called the "Dharma Treasure Festival", which is one of the grand festivals of Buddhism.

Laba Festival, that is, the eighth day of the second month of the tenth month of the lunar calendar every year, is also known as the "Dharma Treasure Festival", "Buddha Wheel Confession Festival", "Enlightenment Meeting" and so on. It was originally a Buddhist festival to commemorate the enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha, and it gradually became a folk festival.

Laba Festival, also commonly known as "Laba", that is, the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, since ancient times, Laba Festival is a festival to worship ancestors and gods. Originally, the Laba Festival was the wax day in the old customs, that is, the wax sacrifice of the wax month. The ancients had a tradition of worshipping ancestors and gods and praying for a good harvest, and in some regions it was the custom of drinking laba porridge.

The meaning of "wax": one is said to be "wax, pick up", which means the alternation of the old and the new (recorded in the Book of Sui and the Chronicles of Etiquette).

The second is said to be "the same hunt of the wax", referring to the field hunting to obtain birds and beasts to worship the ancestors and gods, and the "wax" from the "meat" side, that is, the "winter sacrifice" with meat.

The three say "the wax, the epidemic welcomes the spring", the Laba Festival is also called the "Buddha Enlightenment Festival", also known as the "Enlightenment Meeting", in fact, it can be said that the eighth day of December is the origin of the wax day.

Laba Festival Customs:

Custom 1: Eat Laba porridge: Laba has the custom of eating Laba porridge on this day, Laba porridge is also called Qibao five-flavor porridge. The history of drinking laba porridge in China has been modeled for more than 1,000 years. It first began in the Song Dynasty.

Custom 2: Soak laba garlic.

1. Laba is the beginning of the month of Laba.

The seventh and eighth days of the Lunar New Year are the coldest days of the year. Laba Festival is on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, why the end of the year is called "Laba" has three meanings: one is "Lap, pick up", which means the alternation of the old and the new (recorded in the Book of Sui and the Rites Laba Porridge); The second is said to be "the same hunt of the wax", referring to the field hunting to obtain birds and beasts to worship the ancestors and gods, "wax" from the "meat" side, the blue stove calendar is to use the meat "winter regret search sacrifice"; The three say "the wax, the epidemic welcomes the spring", the Laba Festival is also called the "Buddha Enlightenment Festival", also known as the "Enlightenment Meeting", in fact, it can be said that the eighth day of December is the origin of the wax day.

2. Since ancient times, Laba has been used to worship ancestors and gods (including door gods, household gods, house gods, stove gods, and well gods) to pray for a good harvest and good luck. According to ancient records, the wax sacrifice is "the twelfth month of the year, gathering all things and asking for food." Because it is held in December, it is called the month of Wax and the day of the Wax Festival is called the Wax Day.

Later, Buddhism was introduced, and in order to expand its influence in the local area, it attached itself to the traditional culture and set the Laba Festival as the day of Buddha's enlightenment. Later, with the prevalence of Buddhism, the Buddha's enlightenment day and the day of the Buddha merged, and it was called the "Dharma Treasure Festival" in the field of Buddhism.

The Laba Festival was originally a Buddhist festival to commemorate the enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha, and gradually became a folk festival.

Laba porridge, also known as "Qibao Five-Flavor Porridge", "Buddha Porridge", "Everyone's Rice", etc., is a kind of porridge made from a variety of ingredients. The earliest written record of Laba porridge was in the Song Dynasty. Southern Song Dynasty Wu Zimu "Dream Lianglu" contains:

On the eighth day of this month, the temple is called Laba. Dasha and other temples, all have five-flavor porridge, called Laba porridge. ”

The history of drinking laba porridge in China has been more than 1,000 years. Every Laba day, whether it is the imperial court, the temple or the Li people's homes, they have to make Laba porridge. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking laba porridge was even more popular.

In the north of our country, there is a saying that "children and children, don't be greedy, after Laba is the New Year", Laba means that the prelude to the New Year has been opened. Every Laba Festival, the northern region is busy peeling garlic to make vinegar, soaking Laba garlic, and eating Laba noodles Laba porridge. Laba is rarely mentioned in the south, and Laba Festival is a typical northern festival.

The origin of the Laba Festival:

Laba Festival, the festival period is on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar every year, and the main custom in Xizhou is to "drink Laba porridge". Laba Festival is one of the great festivals of Buddhism. According to Buddhist records, Shakyamuni practiced asceticism for many years before becoming enlightened, and then found that asceticism was not the ultimate path to liberation.

At this time, I met a shepherd girl who offered chyle, recovered her strength after eating, sat on the Bodhi tree and meditated, and "attained enlightenment" on December 8. To commemorate this event, Buddhists hold a puja on this day to make porridge with rice and fruit to the Buddha. Southern Song Dynasty Wu Zimu "Dream Lianglu" contains:

On the eighth day of this month, the temple is called Laba. Dasha and other temples, all have five-flavor porridge, called Laba porridge. ”

Since Buddhism was introduced to China, various monasteries have made porridge from fragrant grains and fruits to give to disciples and good men and women. On this day, the monasteries hold puja meetings, imitating the allusion of the shepherd girl offering chyle before the Buddha's enlightenment, and cooking porridge with fragrant grains and fruits to offer to the Buddha, which is called Laba porridge.

Legend has it that after drinking this kind of porridge, you can get the blessing of the Buddha, therefore, Laba porridge is also called "Fushou porridge", "Fude porridge", and "Buddha porridge". "Laba" was originally a Buddhist festival, but it has evolved from generation to generation and gradually became a well-known folk festival.