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A man takes a picture of a lantern display during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Manila, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Czar Dancel/Reuters)

A man takes a picture of a lantern display during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Manila, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Czar Dancel/Reuters)



People pray with incense sticks at a temple as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Suining, Sichuan province, China, 27 January, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

People pray with incense sticks at a temple as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Suining, Sichuan province, China, 27 January, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



People perform a dragon dance to celebrate China's Lunar New Year in  Dabu County, Guangdong province, China, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

People perform a dragon dance to celebrate China's Lunar New Year in Dabu County, Guangdong province, China, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



A man lights incense sticks during  Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A man lights incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



A boy waits in the rain to rent out his umbrella as people celebrate the Lunar New Year at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A boy waits in the rain to rent out his umbrella as people celebrate the Lunar New Year at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



Citizens celebrate China's Lunar New Year with fire works on early morning of January 28, 2017, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Citizens celebrate China's Lunar New Year with fire works on early morning of January 28, 2017, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



A woman releases birds for good luck during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A woman releases birds for good luck during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



A man lights incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A man lights incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



A man prays during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A man prays during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



A woman lights incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A woman lights incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



People pray with incense sticks at a temple fair as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)

People pray with incense sticks at a temple fair as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)



Revellers perform a lion dance amidst exploding firecrackers during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

Revellers perform a lion dance amidst exploding firecrackers during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



Members of the Chinese community offer prayers inside the Seng Guan temple during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. Picture taken with slow shutter speed. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

Members of the Chinese community offer prayers inside the Seng Guan temple during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. Picture taken with slow shutter speed. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



A reveller blows fire during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

A reveller blows fire during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



People scramble for candy outside a grocery during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

People scramble for candy outside a grocery during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



Members of the Chinese community light incense sticks as they offer prayers inside the Seng Guan temple during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

Members of the Chinese community light incense sticks as they offer prayers inside the Seng Guan temple during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



Revellers perform a dragon dance next to firecrackers during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

Revellers perform a dragon dance next to firecrackers during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines January 28, 2017. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



A woman prays next to a Chicken statue during the Lunar New Year celebrations at a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

A woman prays next to a Chicken statue during the Lunar New Year celebrations at a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)



Members of the Chinese community perform a lion dance as they take part in celebrations to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year in Kolkata, India, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Members of the Chinese community perform a lion dance as they take part in celebrations to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year in Kolkata, India, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A woman attends Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A woman attends Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



A woman walks with incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

A woman walks with incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



People release birds for good luck during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

People release birds for good luck during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia January 28, 2017. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)



Local artist performs at a temple fair as people celebrate the Lunar New Year in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)

Local artist performs at a temple fair as people celebrate the Lunar New Year in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)



A woman watches from her window a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)

A woman watches from her window a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)



People dressed as roosters take part in a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)

People dressed as roosters take part in a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)



A boy plays as he waits for the start of a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)

A boy plays as he waits for the start of a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)



People wait to take part in a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)

People wait to take part in a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)



A girl wears a mask reading “Year of the rooster” as she watches a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)

A girl wears a mask reading “Year of the rooster” as she watches a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)



Members of the Chinese community dressed as roosters wait for the start of a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)

Members of the Chinese community dressed as roosters wait for the start of a parade to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)



A girl sits on her mother's shoulders as they visit the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar, during the Chinese Lunar New Year, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)

A girl sits on her mother's shoulders as they visit the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar, during the Chinese Lunar New Year, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)



People pray in a temple in the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar, during the Chinese Lunar New Year, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)

People pray in a temple in the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar, during the Chinese Lunar New Year, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)



People celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)

People celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar January 28, 2017. (Photo by Sheng Li/Reuters)



Dancers from “Kayadawan of Davao” in the Philippines take part in a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Dancers from “Kayadawan of Davao” in the Philippines take part in a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)



Performers from Chinese Taipei Cheerleading Association take part in a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Performers from Chinese Taipei Cheerleading Association take part in a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)



Performers wearing fish costume take part in a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Performers wearing fish costume take part in a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)



A performer carries a Hello Kitty balloon during a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A performer carries a Hello Kitty balloon during a Lunar New Year parade in Hong Kong, China January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)



People pray in a temple during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand January 28, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

People pray in a temple during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand January 28, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



People celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

People celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



A dance performance to celebrate Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

A dance performance to celebrate Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



People celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

People celebrate the Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



Children play with confetti during a Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

Children play with confetti during a Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



A Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

A Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



Children play with confetti during a Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

Children play with confetti during a Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



People perform tai chi as they celebrate Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

People perform tai chi as they celebrate Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



A Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)

A Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 28, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Yang/Reuters)



A Filipino dancer performs with fire to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines, 28 January 2017. Chinese around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year on 28 January 2017, the first day of the year of rooster. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)

A Filipino dancer performs with fire to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines, 28 January 2017. Chinese around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year on 28 January 2017, the first day of the year of rooster. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)



People perform a fire dragon dance in a shower of molten iron which sparks like fireworks in Wuhan, Hubei, China on January 28, 2017. Performances and festivals are held to celebrate Chinese lunar new year. (Photo by Xiong Qi/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)

People perform a fire dragon dance in a shower of molten iron which sparks like fireworks in Wuhan, Hubei, China on January 28, 2017. Performances and festivals are held to celebrate Chinese lunar new year. (Photo by Xiong Qi/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)



Indonesian Muslims watch a woman dressed up in traditional Chinese costume during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Malang, eastern Java island, on January 28, 2017, in the most populous Muslim country. The Lunar New Year will mark the start of the Year of the Rooster on January 28. (Photo by Aman Rochman/AFP Photo)

Indonesian Muslims watch a woman dressed up in traditional Chinese costume during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Malang, eastern Java island, on January 28, 2017, in the most populous Muslim country. The Lunar New Year will mark the start of the Year of the Rooster on January 28. (Photo by Aman Rochman/AFP Photo)



A young boy (L) stares down a Chinese dancing lion during celebrations for the Lunar New Year of the rooster at a park in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 January 2017. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, will fall on 28 January this year marking the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA)

A young boy (L) stares down a Chinese dancing lion during celebrations for the Lunar New Year of the rooster at a park in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 January 2017. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, will fall on 28 January this year marking the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA)



An ethnic Malaysian-Chinese devotee offers prayers and burns incense for good luck at the Sin Sze Si Ya Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur's popular Chinatown area on January 28, 2017. Some 25 percent of Malaysian population are ethnic Chinese and celebrate the Lunar New Year, this year marking the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)

An ethnic Malaysian-Chinese devotee offers prayers and burns incense for good luck at the Sin Sze Si Ya Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur's popular Chinatown area on January 28, 2017. Some 25 percent of Malaysian population are ethnic Chinese and celebrate the Lunar New Year, this year marking the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)



Indonesian boys play in front of Chinese a Lunar New Year mural at the China town Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 27 January  2017. The Chinese population of Indonesia prepares to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on 28 January in 2017. (Photo by Fully Handoko/EPA)

Indonesian boys play in front of Chinese a Lunar New Year mural at the China town Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 27 January 2017. The Chinese population of Indonesia prepares to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on 28 January in 2017. (Photo by Fully Handoko/EPA)



Chinese performers dressed in traditional costumes perform a reenactment of a Qing dynasty (1636-1912) imperial sacrifice ritual to worship the Earth at Ditan Park (the Temple of Earth) to mark the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, 28 January 2017. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on 28 January this year marking the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA)

Chinese performers dressed in traditional costumes perform a reenactment of a Qing dynasty (1636-1912) imperial sacrifice ritual to worship the Earth at Ditan Park (the Temple of Earth) to mark the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, 28 January 2017. The Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, falls on 28 January this year marking the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA)



Artists perform during the Lunar parade through the center of Rome to mark Chinese new year, in Rome, Saturday, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo)

Artists perform during the Lunar parade through the center of Rome to mark Chinese new year, in Rome, Saturday, January 28, 2017. (Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo)



A local Chinese artist blows fire as they perform a dragon dance during cerebrations to mark Lunar New Year at Chinatown Saturday, January 28, 2017, in Yangon, Myanmar. Saturday marks the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)

A local Chinese artist blows fire as they perform a dragon dance during cerebrations to mark Lunar New Year at Chinatown Saturday, January 28, 2017, in Yangon, Myanmar. Saturday marks the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)



Residents set off fireworks on the eve of Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Friday, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

Residents set off fireworks on the eve of Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Friday, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



Chefs prepare to cook dumplings for a “1,000 people dumpling feast” in Liuminying village on the outskirts of BeijingFriday, January 27, 2017. Villages and cities across China are preparing this weekend to celebrate Lunar New Year, though few feasts are as elaborate as the one in Liuminying, a hamlet in Beijing's suburbs. Festivities in recent years have been more muted as China's economy has slowed down – hitting its lowest level of growth in three decades last year – and its top political leadership has issued calls for austerity. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

Chefs prepare to cook dumplings for a “1,000 people dumpling feast” in Liuminying village on the outskirts of BeijingFriday, January 27, 2017. Villages and cities across China are preparing this weekend to celebrate Lunar New Year, though few feasts are as elaborate as the one in Liuminying, a hamlet in Beijing's suburbs. Festivities in recent years have been more muted as China's economy has slowed down – hitting its lowest level of growth in three decades last year – and its top political leadership has issued calls for austerity. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



A couple takes a selfie in front of a giant illuminated sculpture of a rooster ahead of the Chinese lunar new year on Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

A couple takes a selfie in front of a giant illuminated sculpture of a rooster ahead of the Chinese lunar new year on Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Singapore. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)



A resident lets off sparklers on the eve of Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Friday, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A resident lets off sparklers on the eve of Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Friday, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



People react to the smoke of exploding firecrackers as dragon and lion dancers perform during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, Saturday, January 28, 2017, in the Chinatown area of Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/AP Photo)

People react to the smoke of exploding firecrackers as dragon and lion dancers perform during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, Saturday, January 28, 2017, in the Chinatown area of Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/AP Photo)



A Thai child named Puttaporn, 10, lights incense sticks as he and other members of her family pray in front of a temple during the first Lunar New Year celebrations in Lumpini Park in Bangkok on January 28, 2017. The Lunar New Year marks the start of the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

A Thai child named Puttaporn, 10, lights incense sticks as he and other members of her family pray in front of a temple during the first Lunar New Year celebrations in Lumpini Park in Bangkok on January 28, 2017. The Lunar New Year marks the start of the Year of the Rooster. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)
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