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Zanba, or roasted qingke barley flour, floats in the air as it settles down on Tibetans attendinga worship ceremony in the square of the Palcho monastery in Gyantse county, Xigaze prefecture, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, on the 15th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar, which is also the last day of Tibetan New Year, Feb 22, 2016. [Photo by Li Zhou/For China Daily]

The worship ceremony is held annually in the square of the Palcho monastery in Gyantse county, Xigaze prefecture, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region on the 15th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. [Photo by Li Zhou/For China Daily]

Tibetans spray zanba, or roasted qingke barley flour, at each other as a way of blessing. [Photo by Li Zhou/For China Daily]

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Zanba, or roasted qingke barley flour, settles on Tibetans during the worship ceremony for blessings and dispelling disasters. [Photo by Li Zhou/For China Daily]

Tibetans smile as zanba settles on their bodies. [Photo by Li Zhou/For China Daily]

Tibetans celebrate Tibetan New Year by flinging zanba at each other. [Photo by Li Zhou/For China Daily]