Traditional block-pulling event takes place in Riga, Latvia-Xinhua

Traditional block-pulling event takes place in Riga, Latvia

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2024-12-20 10:53:56

People pull a block in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 19, 2024.

The traditional block-pulling event took place here on Thursday, which symbolically removes the old and gives way to the new year. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

People pull a block in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 19, 2024.

The traditional block-pulling event took place here on Thursday, which symbolically removes the old and gives way to the new year. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

People pull blocks in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 19, 2024.

The traditional block-pulling event took place here on Thursday, which symbolically removes the old and gives way to the new year. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

People pull blocks in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 19, 2024.

The traditional block-pulling event took place here on Thursday, which symbolically removes the old and gives way to the new year. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people watching a show around a bonfire in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 19, 2024.

The traditional block-pulling event took place here on Thursday, which symbolically removes the old and gives way to the new year. (Xinhua/Chen Yufen)

People pull blocks in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 19, 2024.

The traditional block-pulling event took place here on Thursday, which symbolically removes the old and gives way to the new year. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

People pull a block in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 19, 2024.

The traditional block-pulling event took place here on Thursday, which symbolically removes the old and gives way to the new year. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)