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Monks at Dharma Drum Mountain Temple in Taiwan strike their temple bells 108 times to ring in the Year of the Tiger. The striking of the bells symbolises the removal of 108 kinds of human worries. IMAGES
Muslim worshippers pray at the Massalikoul Djinane mosque, the largest in Dakar, on the day of Eid al-Fitr -- which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. IMAGES
A Taiwan temple strikes a drum on Lunar New Year's Day to welcome the Year of the Rabbit while worshippers walk under giant lanterns to pray for good fortune in the new year. The rabbit is the fourth animal in the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. IMAGES
Shanghai, Feb 17 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese people who went back to their hometown for Lunar New Year began arriving Wednesday in Shanghai, one day before the first working day begins in China. The Lantern Festival on Feb. 26 will mark the end of Spring Festival in the Asian country. (Camera: ALEXANDER PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: CHINESE PEOPLE RETURN FROM THEIR HOMETOWNS AT RAILWAY STATION HALL IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
DMZ, Feb 12 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean displaced people on Friday paid homage to their ancestors in Imjingak, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), to mark the Lunar New Year.Lunar New Year is one of Korea's major traditional holidays.Celebrations run from 11 to 14 February 2021.During this period, many South Koreans return to their family homes to share traditional food and pay homage to their ancestors. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN DISPLACED PEOPLE TAKE PART IN AN ANCESTOR MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK, NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE (DMZ) IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.
Taipei, Feb 12 (EFE/EPA).- People all over the world are celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival.Festivities were marred this year as the world battles to deal with a deadly outbreak of coronavirus.The Lunar New Year 2021 falls on Feb. 12 and marks the beginning of the Year of the Ox in Chinese astrology. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).SHOT LIST: LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN.
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