We all know that Laba Festival is a very important traditional festival in China. When it comes to Laba Festival, we have to eat Laba garlic and Laba porridge. When it comes to eating Laba porridge, many people still don't know its meaning. What's the meaning of eating Laba porridge on Laba Festival? Xiaobian will tell you.
The implication of eating Laba porridge in Laba Festival
Many people are familiar with Laba porridge, which is also a kind of porridge similar to Babao porridge. Many people like to eat Laba porridge. The custom of eating Laba porridge has always been there, because the Buddhist produces a kind of food for praying. Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, was also a Buddhist. Before becoming a Buddha, Laba had been suffering for many years. He was so hungry that he decided not to do it again. At this time, he met a shepherdess and gave him chyme to eat. After eating chyme, he recovered his physical strength. Then he sat under the bodhi tree and settled down. On December 8, he became a Buddhist, which is called "Buddha becomes a Taoist festival".
Laba porridge is a kind of traditional food that many people know, but because it is at the end of the year, it naturally indicates the harvest joy of the year, and there will be a lot of good expectations. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Laba porridge is boiled and distributed to believers. It is called "Fu Shou porridge" or "Fu congee", which means that after eating it, you can increase your happiness and longevity. It can be seen that monks cherished the virtue of food at that time. The red dates in Laba porridge nourish the middle and Qi, lotus seeds promote sleep, longan nourishes Qi and blood, Lily relieves cough and moistens the lungs.
What is the moral of Laba Festival
Laba Festival is at the end of the year, which is the day to make a summary. However, many times, Laba Festival is a sign that the next year will be better, and many people will choose to make good wishes on Laba Festival. Laba Festival is used to sacrifice ancestors and gods, pray for harvest and good luck. Later, Buddhism was introduced into the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to expand its influence in the local traditional culture, Laba Festival was designated as the Buddhist road day.
Laba Festival appears frequently in many poets and poets, because at the end of the year, there are naturally many beautiful expectations and feelings. From the side of meat, wax is a winter sacrifice of meat. The third day is "La people, follow the epidemic and welcome the spring". The Laba Festival is also called "Buddha and Taoism Festival", also known as "Taoism society". In fact, it can be said that the eighth day of December is the origin of the twelfth day.