What festivals are there in the twelfth lunar month of 2021? What are the customs?
The festivals in different months are also different. So, let’s take a look at what festivals there are in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2021? What are the customs? As the saying goes, "The seventh and eighth days of the twelfth lunar month are so cold that crows freeze to death." The twelfth lunar month represents the arrival of cold winter. If you want to know more about the twelfth lunar month of 2021, please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website.What festivals are there in the twelfth lunar month of 2021?The dates for the twelfth lunar month in 2021 are:Start time: Lunar calendar: 2nd week of December 1, 2021, Monday; Gregorian calendar: January 3, 2022 End time: Lunar calendar: 6th week of December 29, 2021, Monday; Gregorian calendar: January 31, 2022 The festivals in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2021 are: Laba Festival and New Year's Eve The dates for Laba Festival in 2021 are: Lunar calendar: Monday of the third week of December 8, 2021; Gregorian calendar: January 10, 2022 Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year, is also known as the "Dharma Treasure Festival", "Buddha's Enlightenment Festival", "Enlightenment Meeting", etc. It was originally a Buddhist festival to commemorate the enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha, but later it gradually became a folk festival. The dates for New Year's Eve 2021 are: Lunar calendar: December 29, 2021, Monday of the 6th week; Gregorian calendar: January 31, 2022, New Year’s Eve, the last night of the year. The last day of the year is called "New Year's Eve", which means that the old year ends here and the new year begins. "Chu" means to remove; "xi" refers to night. "New Year's Eve" means New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, etc. It is the last night of the year. What are the customs of the festival?Introduction to the customs of Laba1. Laba porridge Laba porridge, also known as "seven treasures and five flavors porridge", "Buddha porridge", "everyone's rice", etc., is a porridge made from a variety of ingredients. 2. Laba Garlic <br /> Laba Vinegar, a traditional Laba Festival custom. There is a custom of soaking garlic in vinegar on the Laba Day, which is called "Laba vinegar". Laba vinegar should be soaked until the first day of the New Year. When eating dumplings on the first day of the New Year, you should eat vegetarian dumplings, which means a clean and vegetarian year. Dipping them in Laba vinegar has a special flavor. 3. 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. 4. Laba Tofu <br /> Laba Tofu is one of the traditional folk snacks in Yixian County, Anhui Province, and a festival food custom. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, every household will dry tofu, and people call this dried tofu "Laba tofu". 5. Laba Noodles <br /> Laba Noodles are the seasonal food of Laba Festival. A traditional noodle food, popular in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province. In Chengcheng area around Weibei area of Shaanxi Province, people generally do not drink porridge on Laba Festival. Instead, every household eats a bowl of Laba noodles on the morning of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year. Introduction to New Year's Eve customs 1. New Year's Eve Dinner<br /> New Year's Eve is extremely important to the Chinese. On this day, people prepare to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and have a reunion dinner. 2. Pasting New Year Red <br /> New Year Red is a general term for the red festive elements pasted during the Chinese New Year, such as Spring Festival couplets, door gods, window decorations, New Year pictures, and blessing characters. 3. Setting off firecrackers <br /> There is a saying among Chinese people that “setting off firecrackers when the door is opened”. When the new year comes, the first thing every household does when they open the door is to set off firecrackers, using the sound of firecrackers to get rid of the old and welcome the new. 4. Ancestor worship <br /> In ancient times, this custom was very popular. "Heaven and earth are the basis of life; ancestors are the basis of mankind." This means that heaven and earth are the basis of life, ancestors are the basis of our humanity, and ancestor worship is a custom that passes on filial piety. 5. Staying up all night <br /> Staying up all night on New Year's Eve is one of the traditional activities of the year, and the custom of staying up all night has a long history. The custom of staying up late on New Year's Eve is mainly manifested in that all houses light the New Year's fire, the whole family gathers together, and guards the "New Year's fire" from being extinguished, waiting for the moment to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and to welcome the arrival of the New Year. 6. Hanging Lanterns <br /> Hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival is an ancient Chinese custom. The red color represents joy, the round lanterns represent reunion and happiness, and the red lanterns symbolize peace, harmony and prosperity. 7. Lucky money is one of the customs of the Chinese New Year. After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the elders will distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generations. It is said that the lucky money can suppress evil spirits, and the younger generations can spend a year in peace after receiving the lucky money. |
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