China Lunar New Year

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Lanterns are the traditional decorations for the Chinese New Year. Also called the Spring Festival, the celebration goes on for two weeks and is marked by special foods, much as we celebrate the winter holidays. Photo by Alexander F. Yuan for The Associated Press.

A worker hangs red lanterns on a tree for a temple fair during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on Sunday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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