Laba Festival related sayings and customs and culture

Laba Festival related sayings and customs and culture
China has a splendid history and culture of about 5,000 years, which has left a strong mark in the entire history of human development, and has many cultural treasures that have been passed down to this day. Laba Festival is one of China's traditional festivals. There is even a saying among the people that "after Laba Festival it is the New Year", which shows the importance of Laba Festival to people. As a traditional festival in my country, Laba Festival naturally has various customs and cultures. Let’s follow the Fortune Teller website to learn more about the "Laba Festival". The origin of Laba can be traced back to ancient times. At that time, Laba was the day to worship ancestors and gods in order to pray for good weather and good luck in the coming year. According to ancient books, "In the twelfth month of the year, all things are gathered together and offered a feast." The name of Laba Festival varies in different eras, but it is generally held in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, so the twelfth month of the lunar calendar has the nickname of La Yue, and the day of the La Festival is called La Ri. Laba Festival has a deep relationship with Buddhism. After Buddhism was introduced into my country in the pre-Qin period, Laba Festival was regarded as the day of Buddha's enlightenment. Later, as Buddhism became popular, it was renamed "Fabao Festival". The current Laba Festival is fixed on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, a tradition that only began during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The tradition of Laba sacrifice has a very early origin. As early as in Ying Shao's "Book of Rites", there is a saying: "La means hunting, which means hunting animals in the fields to sacrifice to their ancestors." This shows that the origin of Laba sacrifice is very early. The objects of worship include "Shennong, the God of Agriculture", "God of Field Officials", etc. Later, with the prevalence of Buddhism, some Buddhist colors were added to them. The degree of solemnity of the worship varies in different regions. The purpose of Laba Festival sacrifice is mainly to pray for good weather and good fortune in the coming year, but nowadays few areas continue this tradition.
The custom of eating ice is mostly spread in northern China. On the day before Laba Festival, people scoop water in a basin and let it freeze naturally. On the day of Laba Festival, the ice is removed, crushed and eaten. It is said that eating Laba Festival ice will prevent stomachache for the whole year.
In fact, the custom of eating Laba porridge is still preserved in most parts of China today. The history of Laba porridge can be traced back to the Song Dynasty in China. At that time, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone from imperial officials to ordinary people would make Laba porridge. It became even more popular after the Qing Dynasty. At that time, every household had to make Laba porridge to worship their ancestors, and the family would gather together to eat it, and even give it to relatives and friends.
Other customs: cooking " five beans " , Laba vinegar, Laba garlic, Laba tofu, Laba noodles, wheat rice, etc. We will not introduce them one by one again; Pregnant women often have severe pregnancy reactions in the early stages of pregnancy, and often experience nausea and vomiting. Therefore, drinking Laba porridge on Laba Festival is a good choice. Pregnant women need more nutrition, so when making Laba porridge, you should add more ingredients rich in calcium and iron. Jujubes, longans, peanuts, and glutinous rice are all good choices.
The digestive system of middle-aged and elderly people often declines, so eating porridge is a good choice for them. You can add some easily digestible ingredients when making Laba porridge. Rice, oats, and red beans are all good choices. At the same time, you can add barley, oats, and buckwheat according to your preference to achieve the effect of lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood lipids.

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