Shoppers cradled huge bouquets at Wuhan's bustling flower market on Lunar New Year's Eve on Saturday, three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city into a terrifying lockdown.But while many stock up on colourful flowers to celebrate the Spring Festival and the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit, others have a more sombre reason: to mourn loved ones lost to Covid-19 in the recent wave.
Shoppers cradled huge bouquets at Wuhan's bustling flower market on Lunar New Year's Eve on Saturday, three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city into a terrifying lockdown.Shoppers cradled huge bouquets at Wuhan’s bustling flower market on Lunar New Year’s Eve on Saturday, three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city into a terrifying lockdown.
Zhang, who did not give his full name, explained that the New Year’s Eve custom in Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital, is to visit the homes of people who recently died to offer flowers and burn incense. Authorities imposed a strict shutdown just two days before the Year of the Rat in late January 2020 to stop the spread of the virus.
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