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Ancient town parades to pray for blessings

www.chinanews.cn 2006-03-13 18:01:35

Pictured: Honglai Town held the annual folk activity of censing and
parading to pray for blessings on March 11.

Chiannews, March 13 - In early February every lunar year, the
thousand-year-old Honglai Town in Fujian's Nan'an City would hold an
activity of censing and parading in streets to pray for blessings, such
as agreeable weather, prosperity and peaceful life in a new year. This
year, the town held an exceptionally grand censing and parading activity,
attracting thousands of local residents and tourists.

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