The implication and symbol of Laba

Laba Festival represents people's gratitude for the good weather and abundant crops in the past year, and also represents people's good wishes for all the best in the new year.

Laba is an ancient ceremony to celebrate the harvest and thank ancestors and gods, including sacrificial ceremonies for door gods, household gods, house gods, kitchen gods and well gods. The Xia dynasty called Lari "Jiaping", the Shang dynasty called it "moss" and the Zhou dynasty called it "big wax". Because it is held in December, it is called the twelfth lunar month, and La Worship is called the twelfth lunar month.

The twelfth lunar month in the pre-Qin period is the third day to the day after beginning of winter. Laba Festival is a festival to worship ancestors and gods and pray for good harvest and good luck. Later, Buddhism was introduced in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to expand its local influence, traditional culture attached to Laba Festival as the Buddha's enlightenment day.

Laba Festival is an effective means to build a harmonious interpersonal relationship.

The traditional festivals in China are always reserved and reserved, and the circle is generally limited to the joy among family members. However, Laba Festival seems to be out of the small circle of family members, and people have established a wider emotional connection through the gift and acceptance of Laba porridge.

In Song Dynasty, whenever Laba Festival, Laba porridge was cooked in court, government, temples or people's homes. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of drinking Laba porridge became more popular. At court, emperors, queens and princes send laba porridge to ladies-in-waiting and ministers of civil and military affairs, and distribute rice and dried fruits to monasteries for monks to eat.

In the folk, every family should also sacrifice Laba porridge to their ancestors, and at the same time, family groups get together to eat and give it to relatives and friends. With the help of agricultural achievements of land production, Laba Festival has effectively promoted the communication between people and the harmony of interpersonal relationships.

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