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Chinese New Year Celebrations From Around the World

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    Chinese workers hang up red lanterns over a pedestrian street to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. Wenzhou, China, January 23, 2017.

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    Decorations in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Guangzhou, China, January 27, 2017.

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    People attend a Buddhist ceremony as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Hefei, China, January 27, 2017.

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    Children wearing costumes take part in the Chinese New Year parade, marking the Year of the Rooster. Lisbon, Portugal, January 21, 2017.

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    Thean Hou Temple, which has been decorated with hundreds of lanterns. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 27, 2017.

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    Folk artists perform dragon dances at Miaoxiagu Village. Chenzhou, China.

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    Newborn babies in Chinese-inspired costumes to mark the year of the rooster lay in cots at Paolo Memorial Hospital. Bangkok, Thailand.

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    Thean Hou Temple. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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    Eight baby giant pandas born in 2016 were taken out by staff members to greet the Chinese New Year at the Ya’an Bifeng Gorge Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda; among them there are three sets of twin pandas.

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    Participants perform during celebrations for the Lunar New Year, marking the Year of the Rooster. Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017.

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    Chinese New Year celebrations. Bogor, Indonesia.

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    A woman dresses like a rooster to make incense offerings and pray at Wong Tai Sin Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Hong Kong, China.

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    Participants wear a Chinese traditional costume and perform the lion dance during the Spring Festival. Guangzhou, China.

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    Members of the Chinese community perform onstage during the celebrations of the Lunar New Year. Rome, Italy, January 28, 2017.