Is Laba Festival important in China?

Laba is not a solar term, but a festival. This is a foreign festival.

Buddhist legend: Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, became a Taoist under the bodhi of Buddha, and founded Buddhism on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, so it is also called the Buddhist and Taoist Festival.

Before Buddhism was introduced to China, there was a very important festival in China: the twelfth lunar month, which is the third garrison day from winter to the future. Wax means hunting. At this time, after a year of growth, all kinds of animals are plump and beautiful, and farmers who have rested in winter are free to go out hunting. When I came back, I just sacrificed my prey. Therefore, since the pre-Qin period, the twelfth lunar month has been used to worship ancestors and gods and pray for good harvest and good luck. In the twelfth lunar month, in addition to the activities of worshipping ancestors and gods, people also have to chase the epidemic.

After Buddhism was introduced into China, the twelfth lunar month and Buddhist Enlightenment Festival merged into Laba Festival, commonly known as Laba Festival.

It is also said in that area of Henan that Yuefei Zhuxian Town broke the golden martial arts in Laba Festival.

That's right: today is 2065438+2005,65438+1October 22nd, which happens to be the twelfth lunar month.