What is the Lapa Festival?

Lapa Festival is also commonly known as "Lapa", that is, the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, from the ancient times, Lapa Festival is a festival with sacrifices to ancestors and gods. Originally, the Laha Festival was the day of Lahi in the old custom, that is, the Lahi Festival in the month of Lahi. Ancient people had the tradition of sacrificing to ancestors and gods, praying for a good harvest, and in some areas, the custom of drinking Laha congee.

The meaning of "wax": one said "wax, take also", meaning that there is a change of the old and the new ("Sui Book - rituals," recorded).

Two said "wax with hunting", refers to the field hunting to get animals and birds good ancestor sacrifices to the gods, "wax" from the "meat" next to the meat is "winter sacrifices The "winter sacrifice" is made of meat.

Three said that "the wax, the epidemic to welcome the spring", Lahai Festival is also known as the "Festival of the Buddha's path", also known as "into the Taoist Church", in fact, it can be said to be the first eight days of December for the origin of the wax day!

The first day of December is the first day of the lunar calendar.

Lapa customs:

Customs a: eat Lapa congee: Lapa this day has the custom of eating Lapa congee, Lapa congee is also known as the seven treasures five flavors of congee. China's history of drinking Laha congee, has been more than a thousand years. The earliest began in the Song Dynasty.

Customs two: bubble Laha garlic.