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It's Laba again; porridge time

(chinadaily.com.cn/Agencies)
Updated: 2010-01-22 10:48
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It's Laba again; porridge time

People have free porridge distributed by a temple during the Laba Festival in Hefei, Anhui province January 22, 2010. The Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar, commemorates the date of Sakyamuni Buddha's enlightenment. The tradition of eating "laba porridge" is believed to bring good fortune. [Agencies]