Laba Festival celebrated around China
The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese festival on the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, fell on Jan. 17 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest.
People getting Laba porridge at Baima Temple, or White Horse Temple, in Luoyang, Henan Province, Jan. 17, 2016.
People enjoying Laba porridge in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2016.
People getting Laba porridge at Yonghe Lama Temple in Beijing, China, Jan. 17, 2016.
Children enjoying Laba porridge at the Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2016.
Children eating Laba porridge at the Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2016.
People collecting their Laba porridge at a Buddhist Temple in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 17, 2016.
The Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese festival on the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, fell on Jan. 17 this year. It's customary on this day to eat a special Laba porridge, usually made with at least eight ingredients, representing people's prayers for harvest.

People getting Laba porridge at Baima Temple, or White Horse Temple, in Luoyang, Henan Province, Jan. 17, 2016.

People enjoying Laba porridge in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2016.

People getting Laba porridge at Yonghe Lama Temple in Beijing, China, Jan. 17, 2016.

Children enjoying Laba porridge at the Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2016.

Children eating Laba porridge at the Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2016.

People collecting their Laba porridge at a Buddhist Temple in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 17, 2016.