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A Filipino woman shops for good luck charms on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district in the Philippines. This year is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo)
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The leader of dragon dance performers lifts up a dragon head during the opening ceremony of a Spring Festival Temple Fair to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon. (Reuters)
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A woman touches the belly of a Buddha figure during Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Mexico City. The Lunar New Year begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Reuters)
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Performers wearing traditional costumes take part in a lion dance during the opening of the temple fair at Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing. (Reuters)
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A fire breather performs in Chinatown in Manila a day before the Chinese New Year. The Lunar New Year falls on January 23 and is the begining of the Spring Festival holiday. (AFP Photo)
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Children admire a huge dragon puppet following a performance by Filipino-Chinese artists on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district in the Philippines. This year is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo)
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A woman wears a novelty mask as she tours the Ditan Temple Fair, which is one of the highliights of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. China is welcoming the year of the dragon, a symbol considered to be particularly auspicious because it is the only mythical creature among the dozen animals that represent each year in the Chinese cosmic cycle. (AFP Photo)
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Chinese women wear dragon hats as they tour the Ditan Temple Fair, which is one of the highliights of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. China is welcoming the year of the dragon, a symbol considered to be particularly auspicious because it is the only mythical creature among the dozen animals that represent each year in the Chinese cosmic cycle. (AFP Photo)
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People shop for good luck charms on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. (AP Photo)
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