Laba Festival celebrated across China

Volunteers prepare free Laba porridge for local citizens at Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu 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. Many temples and organizations have the tradition to give out free porridge. (Photo by Hang Xingwei/Xinhua)