"Mothers" at Xizang welfare house prepare New Year celebrations for children

Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here.

Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society.

Tenzin Drolma prepares milk for children at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024.

Pasang shares a cake for children at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024.

Children enjoy a cake at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024.

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