Sea Sacrifice Festival held in east China(1)

Peach-shape buns, fruits and a bottle of liquor are seen as tribute paid to a Buddha figurine in a ceremony of "Jihaijie" or "Sea Sacrifice Festival" in Tianheng Township, east China's Shandong Province, March 18, 2011. Fishermen here will fix the boat and add fishing gears so as to get well-prepared for the production before offering sacrifice to the Sea God around the sixth solar term Grain Rain (Guyu in Chinese) in April every year. People here have observed the tradition for more than 500 years. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Fishing boats are seen to go fishing on the sea after the ceremony of "Jihaijie" or "Sea Sacrifice Festival" in Tianheng Township, east China's Shandong Province, March 18, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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