Can Laba be celebrated at one's mother's home? People cannot eat rice from one's mother's home during Laba Festival.

This year's Laba Festival is approaching, and it is said that married daughters cannot return to their parents' home on Laba Festival. Next, let’s understand the reasons together.

Can I celebrate Laba Festival at my mother's house?

Folk saying 1

There are always a few days in a year when a married daughter cannot return to her parents' home, as it is considered taboo. The first taboo day is Laba. “Don’t touch the spoon at your mother’s home on Laba Day. Touching the spoon will kill your mother-in-law.” This means that going back to your mother’s home on Laba Day will be unlucky for your mother-in-law, and she will die lying prone a hundred years later.

Folk saying 2

Another saying goes: "If you don't eat rice from your mother's home on Laba Festival, your ancestors will not be able to pay it back", which means that your family will become poor.

When is Laba Festival in 2017?

The twelfth month of the lunar calendar in China is commonly known as the twelfth month, and the eighth day of the twelfth month is Laba Festival, abbreviated as "Laba".

The Laba Festival in 2017 is January 5th in the Gregorian calendar, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which is Thursday.