腊日,汉代与正旦齐名的盛大节日,汉人常“正腊”并称。古代腊节的声势甚至超过新正。蜡、腊在古代略有不同,应该说,先有蜡,后有腊。蜡是上古岁终综合的神灵大祭,重在自然万物,以各种祭品祭祀神灵;腊是周朝后期开始的祭祀宗族祖先、门户居室的专祭,以猎获的禽兽为祭品。战国时期以“腊”统称蜡、腊二祭。 On the grand days of the wax days, the Han dynasties and Zheng Dan, the Han Chinese often said that they were “genuine”. Ancient prayer festival even more positive momentum. Wax, wax slightly different in ancient times, it should be said that the first wax, wax after. Wax is an ancient God-given grand sacrificial ceremonies in ancient times, focusing on nature and offering sacrifices to gods; the sacrificial sacrificial rites ancestors and portals began in the late Zhou Dynasty, offering sacrifices to beasts of hunting. Warring States period to “wax” collectively referred to wax, wax two sacrifices.