Farmers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Gyaimain Village in Qonggyai County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on March 16, 2024. Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held in Xizang on Saturday during which farmers held “chema” (a wooden box filled with colorful grains and barley flour, symbolizing good luck and prosperity in Tibetan culture), sang songs, and toasted each other with barley wine. The ceremony holds great significance as it marks the beginning of a new year's farming. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Alamy Live News)
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