People prepare for Laba Festival across China
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Photo taken on Jan 4, 2017 shows the ingredients of Laba congee in Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, will fall on Jan 5 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba congee, or eight treasure porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest, happiness and peace. [Photo/Xinhua] |