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This picture taken on March 4, 2018 shows villagers praying to a passing procession of a local Taoist sea deity in Huangqi village in China's Fujian province. "Possessed" by local gods, elaborately dressed villagers in a fishing community in eastern China are carried into the surf to ensure an abundant catch, a centuries-old rite needed now more than ever as fish stocks decline. Staged in the village of Fuye on Nanri island, "The Dash of the Ocean Gods" festival is one of many visually striking traditional rituals held in Fujian province in the weeks following the Lunar New Year, which this year fell on February 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)