The photo, taken on January 10, shows volunteers offering Laba porridge to sanitation workers near the Jinping Avenue, Jiahe County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province.

Today marks the Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese festival on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month. The county’s civilization office, Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) county committee, and volunteer association organized a Laba Festival-themed voluntary activity. Volunteers distributed free porridge to sanitation workers and residents at several sites across the county. (Photo/Huang Chun Tao)

The photo, taken on January 10, shows volunteers distributing free porridge to residents near the Xinglong Pedestrian Street and Friendship & Apollo International Square in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province. (Photo/Li Jianuo)

The Laba Festival, falling on the 8th day of the 12th month on the Lunar Calendar, is a traditional Chinese festival worshiping harvest and marking the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations. The day is commonly celebrated by cooking and eating hodgepodge congee made of various components to pray for a good harvest and good fortune.

According to a notice of the General Office of the State Council, the 2022 Spring Festival holiday will last from January 31 (Monday) to February 6 (Sunday). In the meantime, January 29 (Saturday) and January 30 (Sunday) are swapped with the weekdays next to the actual holiday to create a longer vacation period.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Kuang Zhenzhen

Chinese source: cz.rednet.cn