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A woman is splashed wet during the traditional water-splashing festival held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)
People splash water on one another during the festival to wash away all the bad luck from the previous year and begin a new year of happiness and good fortune.
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A woman is splashed wet during the traditional water-splashing festival held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)
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A woman is splashed wet during the traditional water-splashing festival held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)
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People splash water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-splashing festival held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)
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People splash water to each other to pray for good fortune during the traditional water-splashing festival held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)
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A woman is splashed wet during the traditional water-splashing festival held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)