Tibetans embrace spring

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Tuesday is the last day for celebrations. For many Tibetans, it is important to pray at this day as tradition says praying at the middle of first month of the year will bring good luck to the prayer and his family.

Peach trees blossom to welcome the spring season at the bank  of the Nyang River in Nyingchi of southwest China's Tibet  Autonomous Region, March 8, 2009.(Xinhua/Ye Hui)

"The weather is good today, so I come here to pray. I have been praying for four hours today. As old people, we are more stick to the tradition. It is a tradition to pray at least three times a month."