农历十二月,民间俗称腊月。农历的十二月初八,俗称腊八,这一天是我国相沿成俗的腊八节。“腊月”一词的起源很早,《礼记·郊特牲》云:“天子大蜡八,伊耆氏始为蜡。蜡也者,索也,岁十二月,合聚万物而索飨之也。”蜡即索,索者,绞合也;飨者,敬献也。可见,“蜡月”之称最早由蜡祭而得。蜡八之祭是 Lunar December, folk commonly known as the twelfth lunar month. The eighth day of December in the lunar year, commonly known as Laba, is a Laba Festival celebrated in our country. The origin of the phrase “the twelfth lunar month” is very early, “Book of Rites suburban special sacrifice” said: “The great wax of the heavenly eighteen, Yi Qi’s first wax. Wax also, Suo also, December, Everything and the cable is also. ”Wax that is cable, cable who, stranded; 飨 who offer respect also. Can be seen, “wax month ” Earliest made by the wax festival. Wax eight festival is