Three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city of Wuhan into a terrifying lockdown, residents are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, flowers and offerings to the loved ones they have lost to Covid-19.
WUHAN, China –
“I have friends and family who passed away during this time,” a 54-year-old who would only give his surname, Zhang, told AFP as he clutched a bunch of chrysanthemums, which symbolise grief in Chinese culture. At the same time, fireworks and sparklers popped and glittered in the darkness, despite a ban in place.
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. An elderly man struggled to pedal his bicycle loaded with packages and food, while a couple with a toddler squeezed onto a scooter on their way back from the shops.
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