Laba Festival celebrated across China

A child eats Laba porridge in Xianju County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 2, 2020. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. It is customary to eat Laba Porridge on this day. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)