China
Beijingers brave cold for free Laba porridge
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-22 13:45
People have free porridge distributed during the Laba Festival at the Yonghe Lamasery, or the Lama Temple in Beijing, 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. [Photo/Wu Chuanjing and Gao Zhijian]
