Two boys wearing costumes rest during the winter festival of Malanka in the village of Krasnoilsk, Ukraine. Over two days, young and old wear traditional masks and carnival costumes and stroll from house to house singing carols and wishing good luck, while playing pranks or performing short plays. Photo: Roman Pilipey/EPA.
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The Dōngzhì Festival or Winter Solstice Festival (Chinese: 冬至; pīnyīn: Dōngzhì; literally: “the extreme of Winter”) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the Dōngzhì solar term (winter solstice) on or around December 22 (according to East Asia time). In 2015, the festival falls on Tuesday, December 22. [From Wikipedia].
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A street vendors dressed as Santa Claus selling balls of glutinous rice (湯圓) on occasion of the Winter Solstice Festival, thus adding a Christmas atmosphere. Photo: kwongwah.com.my.
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