Lunar New Year 2022 celebrations around the world
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Performers mark the Lunar New Year at Bluewaters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 1. People across Asia are celebrating Lunar New Year amid concerns over the coronavirus and virulent omicron variant, even as increasing vaccination rates raised hopes that the Year of the Tiger might bring life back closer to normal.2/26
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A dancer performs in the streets of Chinatown during celebrations marking the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Panama City, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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Britain's Prince Charles, center right, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, center, watch the procession, during their visit to Chinatown, to celebrate the Lunar New Year, in London, Tuesday, Feb. 1.4/26
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Britain's Prince Charles, centre and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall walk, during their visit to Chinatown, to celebrate the Lunar New Year, in London, Tuesday, Feb. 1.5/26
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A worshippers prays holding the Moon blocks or Jiaobei, used in pairs and thrown to seek divine guidance in the form of a yes or no question, during the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Thien Hau Temple in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles early Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.6/26
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Worshipper Kevin Nguyen from Vietnam poses for a family picture during the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Thien Hau Temple in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.7/26
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Children wearing masks pose for photos near Tiger sculptures on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Tiger in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 1.8/26
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Worshipers pray during the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Man Mo temple in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.9/26
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Worshipers pray during the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Man Mo temple in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.10/26
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Worshippers pray during the lunar New Year celebrations at the Man Mo temple in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.11/26
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Worshippers pray during the lunar New Year celebrations at the Man Mo temple in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.12/26
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Worshipers pray during the Lunar New Year celebrations at the Man Mo temple in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.13/26
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Worshippers pray during the lunar New Year celebrations at the Man Mo temple in Hong Kong Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.14/26
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Chinese lion dance performers collect fruits offered to them as they celebrate the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Feb. 1. People around Asia ushered in the Year of the Tiger on Tuesday, celebrating the Lunar New Year with colorful decorations, wild dances, tributes to their ancestors and prayers for good fortune in the year to come.15/26
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A worker cleans a signboard near a Lunar New Year decoration on the Olympic Green at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 1, in Beijing. Millions of people in China and beyond are celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday on Tuesday.16/26
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An ethnic Chinese worshiper wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus prays to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 31. People across Asia prepared Monday for muted Lunar New Year celebrations amid concerns over the coronavirus and virulent omicron variant, even as increasing vaccination rates raised hopes that the Year of the Tiger might bring life back closer to normal.17/26
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Worshippers holds up joss sticks as they pray during the lunar New Year celebrations at the Hok Lay Kiong temple in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.18/26
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A woman lights joss sticks during the lunar New Year celebrations at the Hok Lay Kiong temple in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.19/26
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Worshippers pray during the lunar New Year celebrations at the Hok Lay Kiong temple in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 1. The celebration marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.20/26
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South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young places a flower as he visits the Imjingak Pavilion near the border with North Korea, to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 1.21/26
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North Korean refugees and their family members bow to respect for their ancestors as they visit the Imjingak Pavilion near the border with North Korea, to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 1.22/26
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A woman, left, and her husband, right, from the Shandong province, prepare reunion dishes with their friend at a house as they decided not to go back to their hometown due to recent pandemic travel restrictions during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 31. People across Asia prepared Monday for muted Lunar New Year celebrations amid concerns over the coronavirus and virulent omicron variant, even as increasing vaccination rates raised hopes that the Year of the Tiger might bring life back closer to normal.23/26
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Lion dancers pray as they perform to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a temple in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Jan. 31. People across Asia prepared Monday for muted Lunar New Year celebrations amid concerns over the coronavirus and virulent omicron variant, even as increasing vaccination rates raised hopes that the Year of the Tiger might bring life back closer to normal.24/26
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Dragon dancers pray as they performed to the celebrate the Lunar New Year at a temple in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Jan. 31. People across Asia prepared Monday for muted Lunar New Year celebrations amid concerns over the coronavirus and virulent omicron variant, even as increasing vaccination rates raised hopes that the Year of the Tiger might bring life back closer to normal.25/26
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A woman purchases flowers at a market to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Monday, Jan. 31. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1.26/26
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A woman holds joss sticks praying for good fortune on the eve of the Lunar New Year at Tai Hong Kong Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Jan. 31. The new year celebrations according to the lunar calendar will take place on Feb. 1.
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