Festival held in HK despite flu alert
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Spectators take photos as contestants participate in the Bun Scrambling-up Competition during Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival on Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong, South China, May 2, 2009. The traditional Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival was held as usual despite that the Hong Kong Government has raised the flu alert level from "serious" to the highest level of "emergency". The Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival, also named the Bun Festival, is a combination of thanking gods for luck, praying to gods for safety and auspiciousness, furthermore, navigating the lost spirits. Parade, praying and bun scrambling-up competition are important events held during the festival. |
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