Welcoming the Year of the Dragon


Myanmar: People watching a traditional dragon and lion dance along a street in the Chinatown area of Yangon. — AFP

With fireworks, feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash for the kids, numerous Asian nations and overseas communities have welcomed the Lunar New Year.

It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon. The dates of the holiday vary slightly each year, falling between late January and mid-February as it is based on the cycles of the moon,

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