Laba Song là bā gē

Children, don’t be greedy, xiǎo hái er xiǎo hái er nǐ bíe chán,

After Laba Festival, it will be the New Year; guò le là bā jiù shì nián

Laba rice porridge, drink it for a few days; là bā zhōu, hē jǐ tiān

ilili lala twenty-two; li li lā lā, èr shi èr

Twenty-two, sticky melon; èr shí èr,táng guā zhān

Twenty-four sweep the house; èr shí sì sǎo fáng zi

Twenty Five, frozen tofu; èr shí wǔ dòng dòu fu

Twenty-six, go buy meat; èr shí liù qù mǎi ròu

Twenty-seven, kill the rooster; èr shí qi, zǎi gōng jī

Twenty-eight, steam the noodles; èr shí bā, bǎ miàn fā

Twenty-nine, steam the steamed buns; èr shí jiǔ,zhēng mántou

Walking around the streets on the first and second day of the lunar month. chū yī chū èr mǎn jiē zǒu

Expand: Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month every year, and the main custom is "drinking Laba porridge". Laba Festival is one of the grand Buddhist festivals. According to Buddhist records, Sakyamuni practiced asceticism for many years before he became enlightened, and his body was broken and his bones were broken. Then he discovered that asceticism was not the path to ultimate liberation, and decided to give up asceticism. At this time, he met a shepherd girl who presented him with milk. After eating, he regained his strength, sat under the bodhi tree and meditated, and became enlightened on December 8. To commemorate this event, Buddhists held a ceremony on this day and cooked porridge with rice and fruits as offerings to the Buddha. Wu Zimu's "Meng Liang Lu" of the Southern Song Dynasty records: "On the eighth day of this month, temples call it Laba porridge. Temples such as Dasha and other temples all serve five-flavor porridge, which is called Laba porridge." Since Buddhism was introduced to China, various temples have made it with fragrant grains and fruits. Make porridge and give it to disciples and good men and women. On Laba day, various temples hold Dharma gatherings, imitating the allusion of shepherdess offering milk to the Buddha before he became enlightened, and use fragrant grains and fruits to cook porridge for the Buddha, which is called Laba porridge. Legend has it that after drinking this kind of porridge, you can get the blessing of Buddha. Therefore, Laba porridge is also called "Fushou porridge", "Fortune porridge" and "Buddha porridge". "Laba" was originally a Buddhist festival. It evolved over the generations and gradually became a well-known folk festival.