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Laba Festival Celebrated across China

Source:chinadaily.com.cn Published:2020-01-03 14:26

Children enjoy Laba porridge at Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Jan 2, 2020, which marks the traditional Laba Festival in China. The Laba Festival is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival and one tradition says that eating the porridge will bring happiness in the coming year. [Photo by Cui Xiao for chinadaily.com.cn]

A parent feeds his child Laba porridge at Yonghe Lama Temple in Beijing, Jan 2, 2020, which marks the traditional Laba Festival in China. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

A foreign disciple of the Shaolin Temple, located at the foot of Songshan Mountain, Henan province, gives Laba porridge to people, Jan 2, 2020. [Photo by Yuan Xiaoqiang for chinadaily.com.cn]

Staff members give people Laba porridge at Shanghai's Jade Buddha Temple, Jan 2, 2020. [Photo by Zhou Dongchao for chinadaily.com.cn]

People line up to get Laba porridge distributed by employees at a time-honored pharmacy in Bozhou, Anhui province, Jan 2, 2020. [Photo by Liu Qinli for chinadaily.com.cn]

People get Laba porridge at Sanguan Temple in Weifang, Shandong province, Jan 2, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jilin for chinadaily.com.cn]

People line up to get Laba porridge at the Laba Festival in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Jan 2, 2020. [Photo by Ben Jiamin for chinadaily.com.cn]

Sanitation workers enjoy free breakfast and Laba porridge at a restaurant in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Jan 2, 2020. [Photo by Yuan Jingzhi for chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors have a taste of Laba porridge at Yonghe Lama Temple, Beijing, on Jan 2, 2020, which marks the traditional Laba Festival in China. [Photo by Zhao Jingwen for chinadaily.com.cn]

A child enjoys a spoonful of Laba porridge at Yonghe Lama Temple, Beijing, on Jan 2, 2020, which marks the traditional Laba Festival in China. [Photo by Zhao Jingwen for chinadaily.com.cn]

Editor:Zhao Xichen