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  • MANILA, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 09: Performers remove blindfolds on a Chinese lotus dragon as a form of blessing during the celebration of the Chinese New Year in the district of Binondo on February 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Only after being fitted with eyelids can a dragon 'come to life', according to traditional Chinese dragon makers. The Chinese New Year begins tomorrow and this year is the year of the snake, known by locals as 'Spring Festival' or 'Lunar New Year' it is celebrated annually by Chinese Filipinos who make up roughly 20 percent of the local population. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)
  • A vendor waits for customers in her stall at a temple fair in Ditan park in Beijing on February 9, 2013 a day before the Lunar New Year. China is preparing to welcome the lunar new year of the snake which falls on Febraury 10. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
  • A performer puts on a show for visitors at a temple fair in Ditan park in Beijing on February 9, 2013 a day before the Lunar New Year. China is preparing to welcome the lunar new year of the snake which falls on Febraury 10. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 09: Chinese folk artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at Dragon Lake Park on February 9, 2013 in Beijing, China.The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 09: Chinese folk artists prepare to perform during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at Dragon Lake Park on February 9, 2013 in Beijing, China.The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
  • A man holds a cobra he sells for medicine at a Chinese majority business complex in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta on February 9, 2013 the country's minority Chinese-Indonesians prepare to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Snake falls across the region on February 10. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 09: A woman and a child pose for photo next to a snake sculpture at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake at the Temple of Earth park on February 9, 2013 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 09: Chinese folk artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at Dragon Lake Park on February 9, 2013 in Beijing, China.The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
  • MANILA, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 09: A lion dance presentation is performed as Chinese Filipinos celebrate the Chinese New Year in the district of Binondo on February 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese New Year begins tomorrow and this year is the year of the snake, known by locals as 'Spring Festival' or 'Lunar New Year' it is celebrated annually by Chinese Filipinos who make up roughly 20 percent of the local population. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)
  • MANILA, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 09: A lion dance presentation is performed as Chinese Filipinos celebrate the Chinese New Year in the district of Binondo on February 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese New Year begins tomorrow and this year is the year of the snake, known by locals as 'Spring Festival' or 'Lunar New Year' it is celebrated annually by Chinese Filipinos who make up roughly 20 percent of the local population. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)
  • Performers take part in a dragon dance on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake, in China town in Manila on February 9, 2013. The Dragon Dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity as billions of Chinese world wide celebrate Lunar New Year of the Snake on February 10. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Performers perform a lion dance on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake, in China town in Manila on February 9, 2013. The Dragon Dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity as billions of Chinese world wide celebrate Lunar New Year of the Snake on February 10. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
  • A store owner shows snake ornaments on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake, in China town in Manila on February 9, 2013. The Dragon Dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity as billions of Chinese world wide celebrate Lunar New Year of the Snake on February 10. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Performers take part in a dragon dance in the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake in China town in Manila on February 9, 2013. The Dragon Dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity as billions of Chinese world wide celebrate Lunar New Year of the Snake. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
  • JAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 09: - Chinese lion dances during Chinese lunar new year celebations for the Year of the snake on February 9, 2013 in Bintan Island, Indonesia. Chinese Lunar New Year the year of the snake is celebrated by the signficant population of Chinese Indonesians, which form around 4 per cent of the population. on February 9, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Yuli Seperi/Getty Images)
  • A volunteer holds a batch of incense sticks during a ceremony at the Taoist Hsingtien temple in Taipei early on February 10, 2013. More then ten thousands of local residents began gathering at the Taoist temple to pray for good fortune on the first day of the Lunar new year, the year of the snake. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 09: Fireworks illuminate the skyline to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake and cause severe air pollution on February 9, 2013 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
 

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