我国古代从周朝开始,农历十二月合祭众神叫做“腊”,古书上有这样的解释:“腊者,猎也,由猎取兽以祭”。也就是说,“腊”是打猎,是用打来的野兽进行祭祀。因为祭祀活动大都在十二月进行,以后就把这个月定为“腊月”。到汉代,又按“干支纪日法”,确定“冬至”后第三个戌日为“腊日”,后来又把腊日定为十二月初八日,“腊八”即成为我国民间极为重视的一个传统节 Ancient China from the Zhou Dynasty, the Chinese Lunar New Year in December to call the gods called “wax”, the ancient book has such an explanation: “The waxer, hunting also, by hunting animals to sacrifice.” In other words, “wax” is hunting, is to use the beasts to sacrifice. Because sacrificial activities are mostly carried out in December, after this month as the “twelfth lunar month.” In the Han dynasty, according to the principle of “law of cadres and the discipline,” the third Xu day after the “winter solstice” was determined as “the Laba Day”, and then again the Pradesh as the eighth day of December. “Laba” became one of the most valued folk in our country Traditional festival