Dai ethnic group washes away bad luck to welcome the New Year

Updated: Apr 17, 2024 chinadaily.com.cn Print

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The Dai ethnic group in Yunnan province embraces its New Year with a grand water-splashing festival. People splash on each other during the festival to wash away bad luck from the previous year and begin a new year of happiness and good fortune. Various cultural activities are also staged.

People splash water on one another during the water-splashing festival at a square in Jinghong city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, April 15, 2024. [Photo by Zhang Xi/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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