Lunar New Year, the Year of Snake, Spring Festival, Chinese New Year . 農曆新年, 蛇年, 春節, 中國新年.

Chinese New Year celebrations,  in Beijing.

中國新年的慶祝活動，北京。

 (Andy Wong/Associated Press)
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Traditional Chinese dancers wait to perform ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Suphan Buri province, about 65.2 miles (105 km) north of Bangkok. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, begins on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)
Feb. 8 Photo Brief: Snakes, white tigers, horse meat, freaks and ringtones from the rear http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/02/feb-8-photo-brief-snakes-white-tigers-horse-meat-freaks-and-ringtones-from-the-rear/#1

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Feb. 8, 2013. A Chinese actor dressed as Qing Dynasty emperor, center, sits on a sedan chair during a rehearsal of an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing.
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This picture taken on February 7, 2013 shows a salesman showing a gold coin with a snake image on it to mark the coming year of snake in a gold shop in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province. All Chinese people arround the wolrd will welcome the Year of Snake that would come on February 10 this year until the Lantern festival. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images (STR, AFP/Getty Images)
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Fireworks illuminate the skyline to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake and cause severe air pollution on February 9, 2013 in Beijing, China.

A man prays to statues of gods at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai. Photo: AP
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