The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the beginning of the year and has a rich cultural connotation and a long historical background. On the eighth day of the lunar month, there is a special festival among the people - Laba Festival. Although this festival is not as lively as the Spring Festival, it is a prelude to the Spring Festival in Chinese cultural traditions, and it is an important moment to welcome the New Year.
The origin of the Laba Festival can be traced back to the ancient "Lap Festival", when people held major sacrifices every year to pray for a good harvest, auspiciousness and safety. In ancient times, the Spring Festival actually began on the day of Laba. Therefore, from this point of view, Laba Festival is actually a microcosm of the Spring Festival, which contains the beautiful expectations of Chinese for life and the future.
On the day of Laba Festival, there is a traditional delicacy that cannot be left unmentioned, and that is Laba congee. Laba porridge is made from a variety of grains, which is sweet and delicious, and rich in nutrients. Every household will boil laba porridge on this day to symbolize the harvest and abundance of the New Year. At the same time, in some places, people will sprinkle laba porridge on doors, fences, firewood stacks, etc., to worship the god of grains and pray for a good harvest in the coming year.
In addition to Laba porridge, there are many folk customs in Laba Moon. For example, on December 23, commonly known as "Xiao Nian", people in some areas will display fragrant wax knives and sweets and fruits to worship the "god of the stove". This is a traditional Chinese custom of worshipping the god of the stove, which is used to express reverence for the god of the stove, and also to pray for the blessing of the god of the stove in this way, so that the family will be safe and healthy in the new year.
In addition, many of the activities and customs in the month of Wax are to welcome the arrival of the new year. For example, sweeping dust, pasting window flowers, writing Spring Festival couplets, buying New Year's goods, and so on. Although these activities and customs are different, they all express people's expectations and blessings for the New Year.
Overall, Laba Festival is an important part of the Chinese New Year. It is not only a representative of a cuisine, but also a cultural inheritance and display. By understanding and participating in the customs and activities of Laba Festival, we can better feel the cultural charm of the Chinese New Year, and we can also better understand the values and lifestyle of Chinese.
In today's fast-paced society, many people may have overlooked the importance of traditional festivals. However, it is these traditional festivals that allow us to better understand and inherit Chinese culture. Therefore, we should cherish these traditional festivals more and let them continue to flourish in our lives.
Let us feel this rich cultural atmosphere and inherit this precious cultural heritage together in the upcoming Spring Festival. In the laughter and laughter of Laba Festival, let us welcome the arrival of the new year together, and pray for a bumper harvest, auspiciousness and peace in the new year!