MANILA (Reuters Life!) - With red lanterns and Lunar New Year banners swinging in the breeze, Manila's bustling Chinatown looks like any other welcoming the Year of the Rat -- except for the Virgin Mary and child Jesus icons.
Jewellery store owner Tammy Chua is one of hundreds who start the day with a prayer at a Roman Catholic church in Chinatown, before hurrying back to open her small shop.
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