Bathing Festival marked in Tibet
A Tibetan woman celebrates the Bathing Festival at the Lhasa River in Lhasa City, the capital of Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2017. The festival is usually celebrated from July 6 to 12 in the lunar calendar, or from Sept. 9 to 15 this year. The one-week festival has a history of more than 800 years. Traditionally, people bath to wash away potential disease and bring good luck. [Photo/China News Service]
Tibetans celebrate the Bathing Festival at the Lhasa River in Lhasa City, the capital of Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2017. The festival is usually celebrated from July 6 to 12 in the lunar calendar, or from Sept. 9 to 15 this year. The one-week festival has a history of more than 800 years. Traditionally, people bath to wash away potential disease and bring good luck. [Photo/China News Service]
Tibetans celebrate the Bathing Festival at the Lhasa River in Lhasa City, the capital of Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2017. The festival is usually celebrated from July 6 to 12 in the lunar calendar, or from Sept. 9 to 15 this year. The one-week festival has a history of more than 800 years. Traditionally, people bath to wash away potential disease and bring good luck. [Photo/China News Service]
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