Archery and matchmaking: celebrating China’s Shangsi Festival

2017-03-27 19:41:04 GMT+8

Editor Zhang Meng

Shangsi Festival is also known as the March 3rd Festival or the Double Third Day thanks to its celebration on that date in the lunar calendar. It is a traditional Chinese festival to get rid of bad luck and prevent disease by performing cleansing rituals. /CFP Photo

The occasion was marked with festivities in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, on Sunday. /CFP Photo

At the city’s Confucius Temple, people dressed in clothing from the Han Dynasty and compete in archery. /CFP Photo

Shangsi Festival is also seen as a chance to meet new people, especially for the young and single. /CFP Photo

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