Millions of people across Asia and the world are welcomed by the Lunar New Year, which coincides with the first young month of the lunar calendar.
It is widely considered the most important event of the year for many in Asia and some Asian communities around the world, Lunar New Year is a new beginning for those who celebrate.
Fireworks, music, fairs, lanks, dragons and lions that danced streets across Asia while the locals began celebration that usually last for about 15 days.
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In Beijing, China, the performers went on stage to celebrate the beginning of the year of the snake.
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Walkers Stilt joined the Parade through the park in Beijing.
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The candles were lit in the Chinese temple at Yangon in Mjanmar.
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The woman prays at the shrine in Bangkok …
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While others poses for pictures they will share with friends and family.
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Prayers are offered at the Hong San Koo Tee Temple in Surabai in Indonesia.
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Dancers perform lion dance at the Aceh band as people gather for watching.
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In the capital of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, worshipers gather in the taoist temple of sin, Si Ya Ya to celebrate and pray.
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Dragons dancers go through the streets of Manila as firefighters explode around them.
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Large candles are lit by Darma Ramsi Temple to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
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Dancers carrying lion costumes perform during the midnight celebration of the New Year Lunar in Chinese district in New York.
