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Eggs fighting hatches the start of summer
Updated: 2011-05-06 13:40
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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 Children have a cracking time of egg fighting in Xichating village of Shiyan city in Central China’s Hubei province, May 6, 2011, the day of summer begins. Many people in China boil an egg to take part in the tradition of egg fighting which heralds the start of summer in the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the transition of seasons. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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