China
Erecting eggs to welcome spring
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-05 15:14
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Malaysian Chinese erect an egg on the ground as a part of the local custom to mark the beginning of the Spring in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Feb. 4, 2010. The "beginning of the spring", the first of the 24 solar terms in Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 4 this year, which is observed among the Malaysian Chinese by erecting eggs on the ground. [Xinhua]
