Visitors watch a show with sculptures of a 140-meter long dragon (L) and a god of fortune (C) around the Supertrees observatory at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on February 7, 2024, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10.
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Boys hold a dragon toy as community members practise to perform a traditional lion dance ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon at an abandoned factory in Bogor, West Java on February 6, 2024.
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Participants perform during the Grebeg Sudiro festival as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations on February 4, 2024 in Solo City, Indonesia. The Grebeg Sudiro festival is held as a prelude to Chinese New Year. People bring offerings known as gunungan, including Chinese sweetcakes piled up into the shape of mountains, which are paraded in the streets followed by Chinese and Javanese performers.
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Performers throw molten metal to create a fireworks diplay during the “Dashuhua” traditional Chinese performance in Handan, in northern China’s Hebei province on February 7, 2024, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10.
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A woman looks at festive decorations for sale in a store in Yangon on February 7, 2024, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10.
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A woman prays at Dharma Bakti temple ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Banda Aceh on February 4, 2024.
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This photo taken on February 3, 2024 shows a vendor sorting decorations at a market ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province.
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This photo taken on February 4, 2024 shows panda cubs playing with festive decorations at the Shenshuping breeding base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon on February 10.
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A man transports orchids on his motorcycle in Hanoi on February 5, 2024, as Vietnamese prepare to celebrate their traditional Tet or Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10. Peach blossoms and orange trees are two main ornaments at home for the lunar new year celebrations in Northern Vietnam.
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Women pose for photo in front of a dragon-shaped installation at Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi on February 6, 2024, as Vietnamese prepare to celebrate their traditional Tet or Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10
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Dragon dancers climb down a pole after performing during a Lunar New Year show by retail giants EM District in Bangkok on February 6, 2024, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10.
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Women prepare Chinese traditional snacks in Yangon’s Chinatown district on February 7, 2024, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10.
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Workers carry roasted pigs for sale at a market in preparation for the Lunar New Year celebrations in Phnom Penh on February 9, 2024.
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A man take photos of a giant dragon figure at a park in Beijing on February 9, 2024, which marks the eve of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.
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Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) watches dancers as they perform in celebration of Lunar New Year in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn.
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Cambodian Chinese people perform dragon dance on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ahead of Lunar New Year.
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Shoppers browse plants at a flower market ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.
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Dancers perform in celebration of Lunar New Year during an NBA basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn.
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Divers perform an underwater lion dance at the KLCC Aquaria ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 4, 2024. In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. It’s the most important holiday in China where it’s observed as the Spring Festival. It’s also celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam and diaspora communities around the world.
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A member of the Chinese community takes part in a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on February 4, 2024. Chinese Lunar New Year starts on February 10, 2024 and will be the year of the Dragon.
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Malaysia film director Chong Keat Aun, dressed in a Chinese opera costume, performs during a lunar new year festival at China Town area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 10 this year, marking the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac.
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A lion dance is performed in China Town during a lunar new year festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 10 this year, marking the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac.
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Believers gather around a ritual bonfire during the Dugzhuuba, a Buddhist pre-New Year ritual of purification, near the Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist Temple in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. During the Dugzhuba ritual believers symbolically purify by eliminating all negative and harmful energies. This ritual takes place on the eve of the Buddhist New Year, called by Russian Buddhists as Sagaalgan, and follows the lunar calendar.
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People crowd on the street as they scramble for Chinese sweetcakes during the Grebeg Sudiro festival as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations on February 4, 2024 in Solo City, Indonesia. The Grebeg Sudiro festival is held as a prelude to Chinese New Year, which falls on February 10th this year, welcoming the Year of the Wood Dragon. People bring offerings known as gunungan, including Chinese sweetcakes piled up into the shape of mountains, which are paraded in the streets followed by Chinese and Javanese performers.
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Participants perform during the Grebeg Sudiro festival as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations on February 4, 2024 in Solo City, Indonesia. The Grebeg Sudiro festival is held as a prelude to Chinese New Year, which falls on February 10th this year, welcoming the Year of the Wood Dragon. People bring offerings known as gunungan, including Chinese sweetcakes piled up into the shape of mountains, which are paraded in the streets followed by Chinese and Javanese performers.
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A vendor prepares Lunar New Year decoration items at the Spring Festival Fair in the Old Quarter on February 8, 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, is celebrated around the world, and the year of the Wood Dragon in 2024 is associated with growth, progress, and abundance, as wood represents vitality and creativity, while the dragon symbolizes success, intelligence, and honor.
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Dancers perform at the Lunar New Year celebration at the Empire State Building on February 08, 2024 in New York City.
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