Lantern Festival celebrated across China

Villager Jia Xinghua and his grandchildren make a frog-shaped lantern in Hanjiazui Village of Nanchong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 1, ahead of the Lantern Festival which falls on March 2 this year. Local people have the tradition to send frog lanterns to the river bank ahead of the Lantern Festival, praying for health and safety. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)