1. In12 hours, the assembled rice, beans and nuts would be turned into gallons of porridge to be distributed for free to all-comers as part of the traditional Laba Festival celebrations.
个小时后，各种稻米，豆类，及坚果等原料将被组合来制作腊八粥，这些粥将作为腊八节庆祝的一分部，免费分发给所有的来访者。
2. On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.
在农历腊月初八，很多家庭都做腊八粥，一种由黏米、小米、薏苡仁、红枣、莲子、豆、龙眼、银杏熬成的美味的粥。