When is Laba Festival? The customs of Laba Festival have a long history.

"Laba Festival" has a long history and appeared in the Pre-Qin Period. So when is Laba Festival? When is Laba Festival in 2017? Let’s find out together.

When is Laba Festival?

1. The date of Laba Festival in 2017 is January 17, 2017 in the Gregorian calendar, and the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in 2016, which is Sunday. The Chinese commonly call December the twelfth month. Laba Festival is the most important festival in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. Laba is the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar.

2. About the meaning of "La Day": Xia Dynasty called La Day "Jiaping"; Shang Dynasty called it "Qingsi"; Zhou Dynasty called it "Dala". Because it is held in December, that month is called the La month, and the day of the La festival is called the La day. In the Pre-Qin Dynasty, Lari was on the third day after the winter solstice. It was not until the Northern and Southern Dynasties that it was fixed on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

3. About the meaning of "La": It not only means the alternation of the old and the new, but also has the meaning of worshiping ancestors and gods and welcoming the New Year.

4. The traditional Chinese Laba Festival is a festival used to worship ancestors and gods and pray for a good harvest and good luck. In some places, there is also the custom of cooking Laba porridge.