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First Prayer Chinese New Year

First Prayer Chinese New Year

First Prayer at Longhua Temple

February 17, 2013

After a wonderful feast to welcome the Year of Snake, I paid a visit to Longhua Temple just before midnight to pray for good fortunes for the upcoming year. Among devout followers, this first prayer (烧头香) is very important. The taxi dropped us off a few blocks away from the temple due to the heavy traffic. I really had never…

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