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China celebrates the year of the Snake

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This week we take you to the Chinese New Year celebrations in Paris. 2013 is the year of the Snake, but what does that entail and what are the traditions? We have it all covered, from spiritual cleansing to lucky ravioli. Similar scenes will be unfolding for a week across the globe. We focus on Indonesia, where celebrating the Lunar New Year was forbidden for decades.

Added on the 13/02/2013 19:23:48 - Copyright : France 24 FR

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