Introduction: Our country has been a traditional country since ancient times, so it has rich customs, and eating Laba porridge on Laba Festival is one of them. So when is the best time to eat Laba porridge during Laba Festival? Why do we eat Laba porridge on Laba Festival? There are many reunion festivals in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. What should we pay attention to in this reunion month? The fortune teller website will help you understand the twelfth month of the lunar calendar.When is the best time to eat Laba porridge during Laba Festival?It is best to drink Laba porridge in the morning.The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is called Laba in folk customs. From then on, the "flavor of the New Year" becomes increasingly stronger. The custom of eating Laba porridge on Laba Festival has a history of thousands of years in my country and has a unique origin. Regarding the habit of eating Laba porridge, there is a taboo in some places, that is, eating Laba porridge before noon. Every year, people start cooking Laba porridge the night before Laba Festival and eat it the next morning. If they cannot finish it, they can share it with relatives, friends, and neighbors, but not after noon. There is a saying that goes "Eat porridge early and the harvest will come early next year." Laba porridge is a kind of porridge cooked with a variety of ingredients during the Laba Festival, also known as seven treasures and five flavors porridge. The legend of Laba porridge comes from Tianzhu, India. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment, commonly known as the "Laba Festival", and is called the "Dharma Festival" in Buddhism. The custom of eating Laba porridge is no longer exclusive to Buddhism. As a folk custom, eating Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the harvest has been passed down to this day. The earliest Laba porridge was made with red beans. Later, it evolved and became more colorful with the addition of local characteristics. Why do we eat Laba porridge on Laba Festival?Laba porridge is a kind of porridge cooked with a variety of ingredients during the Laba Festival, also known as seven treasures and five flavors porridge. The earliest Laba porridge was made with red beans. Later, it evolved and became more colorful with the addition of local characteristics. One of the most important festivals in the twelfth lunar month is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which was called "La Day" in ancient times and commonly known as "Laba Festival".Since the pre-Qin period, Laba Festival has been used to worship ancestors and gods and pray for a good harvest and good luck. It is said that before Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, became a Buddha, he practiced asceticism for many years and became emaciated due to hunger. He decided not to practice asceticism anymore. At this time, he met a shepherdess who gave him chyle to eat. After eating the chyle, he recovered his strength and sat under the Bodhi tree in meditation. He became enlightened on December 8, which is called "Buddha's Enlightenment Day". Buddhist temples hold sutra chanting ceremonies on this day and, following the legend of the shepherdess who offered gruel to the Buddha before he attained enlightenment, make porridge with fragrant grains and fruits to offer to the Buddha. There is a custom of eating Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The history of drinking Laba porridge in my country has been more than one thousand years. It first started in the Song Dynasty. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, people from the imperial court, government offices, temples and ordinary households all make Laba porridge. By the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge became even more popular. In the palace, the emperor, empress, princes, etc. would give Laba porridge to civil and military ministers, attendants and palace maids, and distribute rice, fruits, etc. to various temples for the monks to eat. In the folks, every household also makes Laba porridge to worship their ancestors; at the same time, the family gathers together to eat it and give gifts to relatives and friends. The twelfth lunar month is the end of the year. In ancient times, people had nothing to do during the farming season, so they went out hunting. One is to get more food to make up for the shortage of grain, and the other is to use the hunted wild animals to sacrifice to ancestors and gods, pray for blessings and longevity, avoid disasters and welcome good luck. Summary: The above content is about the best time and meaning of eating Laba porridge. I hope it can help everyone! |
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