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The Lunar New Year: in China it is the year of the rabbit
The Lunar New Year is celebrated in China, which unlike the Gregorian one does not have a specific date but can vary between January 21 and February 20. In this period of time two weeks of celebration are celebrated, with parades, performances and popular folklore that as every year rises invading the streets of the cities of the Far East (not only in China, but also in many other neighboring countries this type of calendar is followed).
In China, this will be the year of the Rabbit, and therefore also the celebrations, as we see, are on the theme.
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Workers dressed in bunny costumes (the Year of the Rabbit) wait in line to make the first incense offering early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, January 21. The first incense offering is a Chinese tradition that takes place every New Year. Devotees believe that it brings with it the greatest merits, and that it represents the greatest protection against all calamities.
Traditional firecrackers and barrels in China
China has a huge tradition of barrels, firecrackers, fireworks and much more, which of course are used especially during the annual celebrations just like the New Year.
Art resides in tradition
Some performers act and dance moving the classic Chinese Dragon, which in the Land of the Rising Sun is seen as a benevolent creature, symbol of male Yang, strength and fertility.
It's not just in China
The Chinese community is one of the most expanded in the world. Almost every country, but also every major city, has a Chinese community, and for this reason the Lunar New Year is actually celebrated all over the world. In this photo here is the Chinese community of Edinburgh, Scotland, celebrating in the streets of the capital.
Even in London it is celebrated
A giant rabbit inside Trafalgar Square, in central London? All normal if you see it during a New Year's Eve parade. A certain impression remains, but this union of such different cultures can only enrich both.
Iron flower show
An iron flower exhibition takes place on the second day of the Spring Festival atOcean Park, January 23, in Wuhan, Hubeiprovince, China.
The spectacular lion dance
People attend a traditional lion dance show on the first day of the Spring Festival in Han Kou Li. The lion dance is one of the most common and oldest shows in all of China, and still a staple of Chinese folklore today.
Children and rabbits in Wuhan
Children pass through a rabbit-shaped lamp on the second day of the Spring Festival in Ocean Park, Wuhan, Hubeiprovince, China.
Rabbits, tanks and entertainment
Workers don bunny costumes as they travel on small toy tanks to entertain locals on a cold, windy day at a local park during New Year's Eve activities.
Disguising yourself is an art form
For the year of the rabbit we dress up as a rabbit. It is not difficult to see people masked by the animal of the year, as is the rabbit on this occasion. The Chinese attach great importance to these traditional aspects, which they consider auspicious.
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