Chinese folk artist blowing fire from his mouth during a performance to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon on a street in Luoyang, in central China’s Henan province. — AFP
In the Chinese zodiac, it is believed that the Lunar New Year of the Dragon brings auspicious energy, representing strength, courage, and good luck.
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People performing the dragon dance during the Lunar New Year parade celebrating the Year of the Dragon in the Chinatown neighbourhood of New York, United States. — AFP
A girl whirling a can filled with burning wood chips during a celebration ahead of ‘Jeongwol Daeboreum’ (Great Full Moon), the first full moon in the Korean lunar calendar in Seoul, South Korea. — Reuters
Members of the Chinese community in costumes taking part in a parade celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Paris. — AFP
Ethnic Hmong people wearing traditional outfit playing ‘pao toss’ on Vietnamese Lunar New Year or Tet, in northern Vietnam’s Yen Bai provinc. — AFP
Performers performing a dragon dance during a parade to mark the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, in London, United Kingdom. — AP
People enjoying light installations at a park on Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations, in Beijing, China. — Reuters
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