Tens of millions of individuals throughout Asia and the world are welcoming the Lunar New Yr which coincides with the primary new moon of the lunar calendar.
Extensively thought-about to be a very powerful occasion within the 12 months for a lot of in Asia and a few Asian communities worldwide, the Lunar New Yr represents a contemporary begin for individuals who rejoice.
Fireworks, music, gala’s, lanterns, dragon and lion dancing crammed streets throughout Asia as locals started celebrations that sometimes final about 15 days.
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In Beijing, China, performers took to the stage to rejoice the beginning of the Yr of the Snake.
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Stilt walkers joined a parade by a park in Beijing.
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Candles have been lit at a Chinese language temple in Yangon, Myanmar.
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A girl prays at a shrine in Bangkok…
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Whereas others pose for footage to share with family and friends.
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Prayers are provided on the Hong San Koo Tee temple in Surabaya in Indonesia.
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Dancers carry out the Lion Dance in Banda Aceh as individuals collect to look at.
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In Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur worshippers collect on the Taoist temple of Sin Sze Si Ya to rejoice and pray.
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Dragon dancers make their means by the streets of Manila as firecrackers explode round them.
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Massive candles are lit Darma Ramsi Temple to mark the Chinese language Lunar New Yr in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
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Dancers carrying lion costumes carry out throughout a midnight Lunar New Yr celebration in New York’s Chinatown.
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