*Fuegos artificiales iluminan el cielo de Hong Kong, China
Fireworks illuminate the sky during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong on February 20, 2015. Fortune tellers in Hong Kong said that the Year of the Sheep should be calmer in general than the previous Year of the Horse, which was characterized by catastrophic international air accidents, brutal terror attacks, global political upheaval, a resurgent Ebola virus and war. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
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*Multitudes en el Templo Thean Hou en Kuala Lumpur, Malasia
Ethnic Chinese throng to Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on February 19, 2015 to mark the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrations. Millions of Asians are celebrating the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Sheep on February 19. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA
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*Personas queman incienso mientras dan gracias por la buena fortuna en el Templo Jade Buddha en Shanghai, China
People burn incense as they pray for good fortune at the Jade Buddha Temple on the third day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Shanghai on February 21, 2015. Millions of Chinese are celebrating the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Sheep on February 19. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
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*Chinos-filipinos rezan en el Templo Seng Guan para dar comienzo al Año Nuevo en el barrio chino de Manila, Filipinas
Chinese-Filipinos pray at the Seng Guan Temple to mark the start of the Lunar New Year in Manila’s Chinatown on February 19, 2015. The Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in China and a number of countries in east and southeast Asia, starts on February 19 bringing in the “Year of the Sheep”. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS
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*Un joven enciende una tira de fuegos artificiales en una calle de Shanghai, China
A man sets off fireworks in a street in Shanghai early on February 19, 2015, as millions of Chinese celebrate of the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Sheep. The Chinese lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon and Chinese folklore ascribes 12 animals to each year in the rotating cycle. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
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*Nadadores realizan el baile tradicional del leon bajo el agua en el acuario KLCC en Kuala Lumpur, Malasia
Divers perform a traditional Chinese lion dance underwater at the Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur on February 19, 2015 to mark the first day of the Lunar New Year. Millions of Asians are celebrating the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Sheep on February 19. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA
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*Una mujer es cubierta con una nube de incienso mientras reza en la mañana del Año Nuevo el la Ciudad Templo de Shanghai, China
A woman is shrouded with incense smoke as she prays on the morning of the Lunar New Year in the City Temple of Shanghai on February 19, 2015. Millions of Chinese are celebrating the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Sheep on February 19. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
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*Performista alza una cabeza de dragón en un acto de baile en la bolsa de valores de Manila, Filipinas
A performer raises a dragon head as part of a dance performance at the Philippine stock exchange for Lunar New Year of the Sheep celebrations in Manila on February 18, 2015. The Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in China and a number of countries in east and southeast Asia, starts on February 19 bringing in the “Year of the Sheep”. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
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*Un guardia de seguridad observa como los fuegos de artificio iluminan las calles de Beijing, China
A security guard watches as fireworks explode over a street in Beijing early on February 19, 2015. Millions of Chinese are celebrating the Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the Year of the Sheep on February 19. AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER
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*Una mujer posa frente a ovejas multicolor en el Centro Comercial
A woman poses in front a multi coloured sheep installation displayed in a shopping mall for the Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong on February 18, 2015. The Chinese Lunar New Year of the Sheep begins on February 19. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
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*Residentes locales rezan por buena fortuna durante la ceremonia en el Templo de Lung Shan en Tapei, Taiwan
Local residents pray during a ceremony early on February 19, 2015 at the Lung Shan Temple in Taipei. Taiwanese pray for the good fortune at a local temple on the first day to mark the Lunar New Year of the Sheep. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH
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*Un grupo de niños disfruta el espectáculo subacuático del dragón en Beijing, China
A group of Chinese children enjoy an underwater dragon dance performance at an aquarium in Beijing on February 16, 2015, as part of festivities to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Sheep which will fall on February 19 this year. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO
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*El dueño de un auto de colección, decorado con luces coloridas en celebración del Año Nuevo Chino, transita las calles del barrio chino en Bangkok, Tailandia
The owner of a collector’s car, decorated with colorful lights as decorations for the upcoming Lunar New Year, passes along a street in the Chinatown area of Bangkok on February 18, 2015. The Lunar New Year of the Sheep begins on February 19. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI
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*Un juerguista escupe fuego en el barrio chino de Manila, Filipinas
A reveller blows fire to celebrate Lunar New Year at Manila’s Chinatown February 19, 2015. The Chinese Lunar New Year on February 19 will welcome the Year of the Sheep (also known as the Year of the Goat or Ram). REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY)
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*Gente comienza a ocupar lugares en el Templo Thean Hou, decorado con lámparas rojas en celebración. Kuala Lumpur, Malasia
Ethnic Chinese arrive at the Thean Hou Temple decorated with red lanterns ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on February 17, 2015. The Chinese lunar new ‘year of the sheep’ begins on February 19. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA
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*Una mujer cuelga gruyas de papel con su deseo para el Año Nuevo escrito en las alas. Manila, Filipinas
A woman hangs a paper crane with her wish written on it during a Chinese New Year eve celebration at Chinatown in Manila February 18, 2015. The Chinese Lunar New Year on February 19 will welcome the Year of the Sheep (also known as the Year of the Goat or Ram). REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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*Fuegos artificiales explotan sobre el Potala Palace en la celebración del Año Nuevo Tibetano, en Lhasa, que es en la misma fecha que el Año Nuevo Chino
Fireworks explode above the Potala Palace during the celebration of the Tibetan New Year, in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, February 19, 2015. The Tibetan New Year this year falls on February 19, same day as the Chinese Lunar New Year. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
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*El disfraz de baile de dragon es visto mientras los bailarines hacen danzas tradicionales en las calles del distrito de compras de Bangkok, Tailandia.
The head of the dragon dance costume is seen as dragon dancers perform as part of the festive Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok’s shopping district February 18, 2015. The Chinese Lunar New Year on February 19 will welcome the Year of the Sheep (also known as the Year of the Goat or Ram). REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)
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*Una mujer camina mientras los residentes encienden pirotecnia en Shanghai, China
A girls walks as residents set off fireworks as part of Chinese New Year celebrations in Shanghai February 19, 2015. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, Chinese New Year welcomes the year of the Sheep (also known as the Year of the Goat or Ram). REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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