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The Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, marks the start of the Year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac. [Andres Martinez Casares/EPA]
Performers take part in a 238-metre-long dragon dance in front of the Government Palace during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Macau. [Eduardo Leal / AFP]
People pray and make offerings inside a temple during Lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan. [Ritchie B Tongo/EPA]
People watch as a performer blows fire during Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Binondo, Manila, Philippines. [Lisa Marie David/Reuters]
A worshipper lights his incense sticks on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Fire Horse, at the Taoist temple of Sin Sze Si Ya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters]
Dancers in colourful costumes perform Yingge, a traditional folk dance from southern China, during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China. [Vincent Thian/AP Photo]
A family takes a group photo in Beijing. The holiday, marking the start of the Year of the Fire Horse, was celebrated with temple fairs, family reunions, and traditional performances across cities and rural towns throughout China. [Fred Lee/Getty Images]
Chinese artists perform a dragon dance during Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Yangon, Myanmar. [Thein Zaw/AP Photo]
A woman carries bouquets during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year at the Niangniang Temple in Beijing. [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]
People attend the Lunar New Year festival at Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, Russia. [Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo]
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