Beijing, China: Dragon dancers occur in a park on the first day of the Snake lunar year on January 29.
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All over the world, people start the Lunar New Year by offering the Dragon Farewell and welcoming the year of the snake.
It is a global celebration that extends over the countries, and nearly 2 billion participants, who will dance, eat and meet to maintain the traditions that focus on receiving a new year with their best foot in Before.
As NPR readers shared it, there are many rituals that families continue year after year to guarantee good luck, good fortune and prosperity such as cleaning their homes, haircut and, of course, eating Lots of good food.
For many, it’s time to think about the people they have lost, but it’s also time to define the intentions and welcome the new energy of the future.
So how are the festivities launched in the world? Discover a few glimpses of dragons, fire fires and snakes, oh my god!
Bangkok, Thailand: Lion dance shows love Chinese deities during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in a shopping center in Bangkok, January 29.
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Manila, Philippines: An artist breathes fire during the Lunar New Year celebrations in the Binondo district, considered the oldest Chinese district in the world on January 29.
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Keelung, Taiwan: People are lighting candles on the first day of the new year’s lunar year of the snake in a temple in Keelung on January 29.
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Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia: the artists entertain tourists on the first day of the new year lunar year from the snake to the Borobudur temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia, January 29.
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Keelung, Taiwan: People offer prayers on the first day of the Snake’s lunar year in a temple in Keelung on January 29.
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Yokohama, Japan: A lion dance is played in front of a restaurant in Yokohama China Town on January 29.
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Bangkok, Thailand: a snake plush is suspended from a hook in a standing stand on the evening of the Lunar New Year on January 28.
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Kolkata, India: The Chinese community makes a dragon dance as part of the celebration of the Chinese lunar year on January 29.
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