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Temple fair held around China to celebrate 'Er Yue Er'

（Xinhua）  08:06, March 14, 2013  

People from She ethnic group play grass dragon dance during a temple fair for the celebration of "Er Yue Er" in Donggu Shezu Township of Qingyuan District in Xiji City, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 13, 2013, on the occasion of the second day of the second lunar month, known in Chinese as Er Yue Er, "a time for the dragon to raise its head", as a Chinese saying goes. Local residents celebrated the festival with traditional performance to pray for a good harvest in the coming year. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)

Key Words:Spring Dragon Festival; longtaitou;Chinese custom
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（Editor：GaoYinan、Zhang Qian）

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