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Bangkok, Feb 17 (EPA-EFE).- (Camera: Rungroj Yongrit)The Lion Dance is a form of tradition originating in China dating back thousands of years, which is usually performed during Lunar New Year celebrations to bring good fortune for the year ahead.FOOTAGE OF THE "LOOK CHAI MONGKOL LION AND DRAGON DANCE", AND THE "LOOK CHAO POR PHRA KAN LION DANCE" DANCE COMPANIES IN BANGKOK.SOUNDBITES OF JEERAPAT WILAIPONG, CAPTAIN OF THE LOOK CHAI MONGKOL LION AND DRAGON DANCE.
New York (United States), Feb 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Alba Vigaray) New York has welcomed the Lunar New Year at the American Legion Kimlau Memorial Square in Chatham Square, in the well-known Chinatown neighborhood, Manhattan.
Jakarta, Feb 10 (EFE/EPA).- Divers performed an underwater dragon and lion dance inside an aquarium at the Sea World Amusement Park in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Wednesday, putting a modern day twist on the traditional Lunar New Year performance . China's lunar calendar can be traced back to the third millennium BC, when it was introduced by Emperor Huang Ti. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: DIVERS PERFORM UNDERWATER DRAGON AND LION DANCE INSIDE AN AQUARIUM AT THE SEA WORLD AMUSEMENT PARK IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
More than a million people ring in 2016 in New York City's Times Square marked by the descent of the traditional crystal ball. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A dragon dance parade in Myanmar's Yangon marks the beginning of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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