Are the customs and cultures of Laba Festival the same in different places?
Because of the local customs and habits of different regions, although many festivals are common, the ways of celebrating them are very different. The same is true for Laba Festival. Laba Festivals all over the country have their own characteristics. The biting cold wind cannot blow away people's enthusiasm for the twelfth lunar month. Festivals and celebrations are coming one after another. The Fortune Teller website has prepared a lot of information about the twelfth lunar month for you, please feel free to check it out.Different Laba Festival customs across the countryTo make Laba garlic , break the new garlic heads, peel the garlic skin, and soak them in vinegar (the container must be clean and free of grease). After a week, the garlic turns green, tastes sour and spicy, and the vinegar has a garlic aroma. In the south, it is called "Emerald Garlic"; in the north, this dish is mostly made in the twelfth lunar month, so it is called "Laba Garlic". When eating dumplings or mixing them with cold dishes, some of it tastes really delicious.Eating Laba dishes In addition to making Laba garlic, people also make Laba dishes. Take out the inner stem and heart of the Chinese cabbage, remove the head, cut into one and a half inch pieces, wash with clean water and drain. Take a clean small jar, place the drained cabbage in the jar, put raw garlic on top, and then sprinkle some sugar on it, place a layer and then a second layer in the same way, until it reaches the top of the jar, then pour in vinegar to make it level with the vegetables. Seal the cylinder mouth and do not open it midway. Keep at room temperature until New Year’s Eve. The Laba vegetables are white with a hint of green, crisp and refreshing, sour with a hint of sweetness and a slight spicy taste. Eating Laba Noodles In the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi, there is a custom of eating Laba Noodles on Laba Festival. The method of making Laba noodles is to make saozi with eight kinds of vegetables and pour chili oil on the noodles. One reason is that "spicy" and "la" have the same pronunciation, and the other is to drive away the cold. Laba Coming-of-Age Ceremony On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Naxi people in western Yunnan hold a coming-of-age ceremony for boys and girls who are 13 years old or older in their family. The ceremony was presided over by the matriarch. At the beginning of the ceremony, they first worship the ancestral tablet beside the fire pit. Then the boy touches the male pillar on the left side of the fire pit with his left hand, and his parents take off his long gown and change him into trousers. The girl touches the female pillar on the right side with her right hand, holds a silver coin in her left hand, and puts her feet on two rice bags, which is a sign of abundant life and prosperous production in the future. Her parents take off her long gown and change her into a skirt. After the coming-of-age ceremony, boys and girls become adults. An old proverb about playing the La drum goes: "When the La drum sounds, spring grass grows." The Chinese have had the custom of playing the La drum since ancient times. Usually on the La Day, or the day before the La Day, villagers would gather and beat drums to drive away the plague. At that time, people put on masks, dress up as Vajra Warriors, beat waist drums, sing and dance loudly, to show their hope of driving away evil spirits and welcoming the New Year. In the old days, agricultural production was backward, and delivering fertilizer and keeping warm in winter were important measures to ensure a good harvest in the following year. Therefore, beating the La drum on the La day also has the meaning of beating the drum to urge the spring of spring. As the saying goes: "The La Festival encourages farmers to work hard." After the La Festival, farmers are busy transporting fertilizers to the fields and begin to prepare for the farming in the new year. Inviting livestock . In addition, in the southern part of Hebei Province, there was an old custom of "inviting" livestock and poultry to eat Laba porridge, which was another kind of etiquette and interest. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household would cook more porridge. In addition to food for themselves, the six domestic animals, including horses, cows, sheep, chickens, dogs and pigs, would also be given a portion. According to local legend, on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Jade Emperor would send the Bull King, Bimawen, Zhu Bajie and other gods who are in charge of domestic animals to the human world to check whether people treat domestic animals with care. These messengers of the Jade Emperor were very happy to see that people and their kind could share Laba porridge. They would return to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor, who would then bestow blessings on the people. Although this legend is absurd, it is very humane and reflects the working people's benevolent spirit towards domestic animals. |
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