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Dragon dancers performed at a park in Beijing
Saturday 10 February marked the start of Lunar New Year, and more than a billion people in countries around the world have been saying farewell to the Year of the Rabbit and welcoming the Year of the Dragon.
Lunar New Year is typically celebrated in parts of Asia - notably China, South Korea and Vietnam - but it is also celebrated by diaspora communities around the world such as in Europe and the US.
Fireworks, music, fairs, lanterns, dragon and lion dancing filled streets across Asia as locals began celebrations that typically last about 15 days.
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Image caption,Participants from the Granada Masskara Dance group from the Philippines took part in a parade in Hong Kong
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Image caption,A performer breathed fire during celebrations in Manila
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Image caption,People in Bangkok headed to the temple of Yaowarat Chinatown to pray
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Image caption,A Chinese lion dance team entertained the crowd in central London
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Image caption,People took to the streets of Philadelphia to celebrate
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Image caption,People left food offerings in a temple in Taipei, Taiwan
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