Which calendar day is the eighth?
The twelfth lunar month begins on 8 January 2027. Counting from that new moon, the eighth day is Friday 15 January. The bowl is laba congee, grains and beans and dried fruit, different in every kitchen. The day also remembers the Buddha’s waking in the Chinese cycle. Rohatsu, on 8 December, was the Japanese date for that waking. They are not the same morning.
Spring Festival is 6 February. Pongal shares 15 January and not the meaning. The page is the congee.