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Chinese Pray on First Day of Year of the Snake

Description:Chinese worshippers rose early on Sunday (February 10) to offer prayers at temples on the first day of the Year of the Snake. Thousands of people flocked to Beijing's ancient Yonghegong Lama Temple, braving freezing temperatures and hangovers to be one of the first to burn an incense stick. Some lit bunches of incense and kowtowed three times in front of the temple's many halls, while others threw huge piles into urns of fire in the crowded temple courtyard. (0:50)

Source: Reuters

Tags: reuters , lama temple , Yonghegong