Introduction: Laba Festival is an important traditional festival in our country, but the time of Laba Festival is not fixed. So when is Laba Festival in 2019? How many days are left until Laba Festival in 2019? The twelfth month of the lunar calendar is the last month of the year, commonly known as the end of the year. Follow Shuimoxiansheng.com and take a look at the contents of the lunar calendar for December 2018.When is Laba Festival in 2019? How many days are left until Laba Festival in 2019?The date of Laba Festival in 2018 in the lunar calendar is:Sunday, January 13, 2019 (the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the Year of the Dog, 8 days away from the Laba Festival in the lunar calendar of 2018) Laba Festival, commonly known as "Laba", is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The ancients had the tradition of worshiping their ancestors and gods and praying for a good harvest and good luck. In some areas, there is a custom of drinking Laba porridge. According to legend, this day is the day when Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment, and is called the "Dharma Treasure Festival", which is one of the grand festivals in Buddhism. Analysis of the customs of Laba Festival:1. Drink Laba Porridge <br /> Drinking Laba Porridge on Laba Festival is a well-known custom. In ancient times, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was a custom among Chinese people to drink "Laba Porridge" or eat "Laba Rice". According to ancient texts, in "Yanjing Sui Shi Ji•Laba Congee" by Fu Cha Dun Chong, "Laba Congee is made with yellow rice, white rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, chestnut, red cowpea, peeled jujube paste, etc., boiled with water, and then dyed with red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, white sugar, brown sugar, and grapes for coloring."2. Worshiping ancestors and gods <br /> Laba Festival is on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. In ancient times, Laba Festival was a sacrificial ceremony to celebrate the harvest and thank ancestors and gods. In addition to worshiping ancestors and gods, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is regarded by the Buddhist community as the Buddha's enlightenment day. Therefore, temples hold commemorative ceremonies and cook porridge with eight kinds of food, such as glutinous rice, sesame, coix seed, longan, red dates, mushrooms, and lotus seeds, to offer to the Buddha. They also invite people from the surrounding mountains to take the holy communion and give food to the young and old in the houses to share, as a sign of respect for the Buddha. 3. Pickled Laba Garlic <br /> Pickled Laba Garlic is made on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. It is a custom in the north, especially in North China. The ingredients are vinegar and garlic cloves. 4. Eating ice <br /> The day before Laba, people usually scoop water into ice in a steel basin, and then on Laba Day, they take the ice out of the basin and break it into pieces. It is said that the ice on this day is magical and eating it will prevent stomachache for the next year. 5. Laba Tofu "Laba Tofu" is a folk specialty of Qianxian County, Anhui Province. On Laba, the eve of the Spring Festival, which is around the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household in Qianxian County will dry tofu. People call this naturally dried tofu "Laba Tofu". 6. Laba Noodles <br /> In some places in northern China where rice is not produced or produced in small quantities, people do not eat Laba porridge, but Laba noodles. The next day, use various fruits and vegetables to make臊子, and roll the noodles. On the morning of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the whole family will eat Laba noodles. |
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