Lunar New Year which is also called Spring Festival, is celebrated on February 19. It marks the Year of the Sheep on the Chinese zodiac. Lunar New Year celebrations - in photo gallery by TASS
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Lunar New Year is celebrated on February 19
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Lunar New Year decorations at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
© AP Photo/Vincent Thian Children watching divers performance at the South East Asia Aquarium in Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. The tradition of dragon dance performances is believed to bring blessings to guests for an auspicious Lunar New Year
© AP Photo/Wong Maye-E Chinese lantern decorations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
© AP Photo/Joshua Paul Eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year at the Lungshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan
© AP Photo/Wally Santana Goat dolls at a gift shop at a market in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand
© EPA/NARONG SANGNAK A shopping mall decorated with goat installation to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong
© AP Photo/Kin Cheung Indonesian ethnic Chinese light incense sticks as they pray during the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia
© EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO Customers buy Solanum mammosum, also known as nipplefruit, for home decoration at a Lunar New Year market in Victoria Park of Hong Kong
© AP Photo/Kin Cheung Filipino performers practice their dragon dance as they prepare for Chinese New Year celebrations in Manila, Philippines
© AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Traditional Chinese lantern decorations at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
© AP Photo/Joshua Paul Chinese performers in Qing dynasty imperial costumes performing a re-enactment of the Sacrifice to Heaven ritual at the Temple of Heaven on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing, China
© EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG Opening of Ditan Temple Fair on the Lunar New Year's Eve in Beijing, China
© AP Photo/Andy Wong A man lighting a giant joss stick on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
© EPA/AZHAR RAHIM Buddhist devotees burning incense sticks during prayers at the Yonghegong Lama Temple to mark the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, China
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