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Visitors gather under traditional Chinese lanterns at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP Photo -
Lion dancers perform during celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP -
An Indonesian woman frees a bird as she prays during celebrations at the Gayatri temple in Cilodong, West Java. EPA -
Dancers perform a dragon dance next to revellers in Manila, Philippines. EPA -
Crowds pray for good fortune at Longhua temple in Shanghai. AFP -
An Indonesian worker cleans candles at the Gayatri temple in Cilodong, West Java. EPA -
Devotees pray at a Chinese temple in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP -
Chinese Buddhist devotees burn incense sticks during prayers at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, China. EPA -
A woman burns incense sticks and prays for good fortune at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, China. REUTERS -
Children play games on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang, North Korea. AFP -
Lion dancers perform during celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP -
Children play traditional games on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. AFP -
An Indonesian couple pray at the Gayatri temple in Cilodong, West Java. EPA -
Filipino-Chinese pray next to a picture of Pope Francis inside a Catholic church in Manila , Philippines. EPA -
A Filipino dancer performs with fire in Manila , Philippines. EPA -
A family pose in front of ribbons placed on a barbed wire fence with messages wishing for the reunification of the country with its neighbour in the north as they visit the border to celebrate the new year at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea. AP Photo -
A woman prays in a Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP -
People pray inside the Lungshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan. EPA -
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha interacts with performers in Chinese opera costumes before a weekly cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok. EPA
Chinese lunar new year 2019 celebrations around the world - in pictures
More than a billion people across the globe have begun celebrating the year of the pig, a symbol of optimism and enthusiasm
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