Residents of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region splash water on each other on March 18, as part of local celebrations to mark the coming of spring. As a traditional Tajik festival, the celebration normally falls on March 21, the same day as lunar calendar's vernal equinox, a time considered auspicious by Tajik people to pray for the coming year. [Photo by Jin Wei/Asianewsphoto] |