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A bowl of Laba porridge for prosperous new year
Updated: 2019-01-14 13:11:37
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People line up for a free bowl of Laba porridge at Sakya Temple in Yuxian county, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, in the early morning of Jan 13, 2019. It was the eighth day of the 12th month on the Chinese lunar calendar, a day widely regarded as the prelude to Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Eating Laba porridge is an age-old ritual that brings blessings for a healthy and auspicious new year. [Photo by Sun Ge/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A big bowl of Laba porridge is ready to serve people waiting for a taste in Yuxian county, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, Jan 13, 2019. [Photo by Wang Jingru/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

People line up for a bowl of Laba porridge at Sakya Temple in Yuxian county, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, Jan 13, 2019. [Photo by Sun Ge/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A local woman eats Laba porridge at Sakya Temple in Yuxian county, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, Jan 13, 2019. [Photo by Wang Jingru/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

People line up for a bowl of Laba porridge at Sakya Temple in Yuxian county, Zhangjiakou city, North China's Hebei province, Jan 13, 2019. [Photo by Sun Ge/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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