As Buddhism became integrated into Chinese society, "Laba porridge" became known as "Buddha porridge," in commemoration of the date of Buddha's enlightenment. As a result, with the introduction of Buddhism to China, the Laba Festival also became known as the Day of Enlightenment.Įating porridge on the Laba Festival is a very old tradition. It is also said that Sakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The Laba Festival is popularly referred to as Laji Festival (End-of-Year Sacrifice Festival), another indication of its ancient origins and association with early sacrificial rituals. Following the ritual, the participants feasted together on the sacrificial meat in an early expression of the Chinese tradition of communal eating.
This holiday may be traced back to the ancient Chinese custom of sacrificing game to the ancestors during the last month of the lunar year.
The Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, marks the official start of Spring Festival. Every year, with the coming of the last month of the lunar year, the holiday spirit fills the land. An extended celebration of the Lunar New Year that lasts for several weeks, Spring Festival encompasses the Laba Festival, Little New Year, Lunar New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year's Day, and the Lantern Festival. Laba porridge is the most popular meal in the festival.Ĭhina possesses many traditional holidays, of which Spring Festival is the most important and the most exciting. The Laba Festival ( 腊八节) is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. Events that featured login rewards are italicized.Traditional Laba porrige in the festival. Notes: Events that featured a quest line are bolded. The fourth week requires players to complete ten more games to earn the Lunar Skyrocket Mount. The third week requires players to complete eight more games to earn the Cute Lunar Guardian Portrait. The second week required players to complete five more games to earn the Lunar Warcrest banner. The first week requires players to complete two games to earn the Cute Lunar Skyrocket Spray. Players will have to complete all four weekly quests in order to earn all of the rewards for this event. The event will be held between February 6 and the morning of March 5, 2018. If caught in time (by channeling him before he disappears), the player was awarded a Red Envelope containing 200 gold. In addition, during this event, a daily quest was available to complete the Rooster Race, which had a 50% chance of spawning at the start of the game. This included all matches played in any mode except for Custom Games. All players who completed the Rooster Race 25 times during the event unlocked the special new Lunar Rooster portrait and the Lunar Rooster mount. The event was held between January 24 and the morning of February 14, 2017. If caught in time (by channeling him before he disappears), the player was awarded a Red Envelop containing 100 gold. In addition, during this event, a daily quest was available to catch the Monkey Elder, which had a 50% chance of spawning at the start of the game. All players who played 25 games during the event unlocked the special new Monkey Elder portrait. The event was held between February 2 and the morning of March 1, 2016. In addition, between 12:01 AM PST on February 18 to 11:59 PM PST on February 24, all players gained a 25% XP boost.
All players who played 10 games during the event unlocked the special new Lunar Festival portrait. The event was held between January 27 and the morning of March 3, 2015. During the Lunar Festival, citizens of Azeroth have the opportunity to honor their elders by celebrating their sage wisdom, sharing in magnificent feasts, and (of course) shooting fireworks!" Yearly event 2015 Main article: Lunar Festival "Every year, the druids of Moonglade hold a celebration of their city's great triumph over an ancient evil.