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Lunar New Year by Magnum Photographers

The Lunar New Y ear falls on Jan. 29 this year. These photographscapture the pa geantry and festivity of the m ost celebrated calenda r

event for m any Asian cultures.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Chinese comm unity celebrates the Chinese

New Year , 1999. © John Vink / Magnum Photos



PARIS — Chinese New Y ear celebrations in Chinatown on Avenue d'Ivry,

1999.

© Patrick Zachma nn / Magnum Ph otos



PARIS — Chinese New Y ear celebrations in Chinatown on Avenue d'Ivry,

1999.




PARIS — Celebrating the Chinese New Year while wa ving a French flag,1998.




PARIS — The Chinese New Year , 1998.




NEW YORK — A yellow lion during a Chinese New Yea r para de, 1996.

© Chien-Chi Chang / Magnu m P hotos



NEW YORK — Locals set off firecra ckers dur ing a Chinese New Ye ar

celebration, 1996.




NEW YORK — A Chinese New Y ear celebration in Chinatown, 1993.




PARIS — Chinese New Y ear celebrations on Avenue d'Ivry, 1994.




NEW YORK — A Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown, 2000.




SAIGON, Vietnam — Soldiers and the Chinese population celebrate the

Chinese New Y ear in Cholon, or Chinatown, 1973.

© Rene Bu rri / Magnum Ph otos



PARIS — A Chinese restaur ant on Avenue d'Ivry, 1999.




NEW YORK —Mem bers of a local ma rtial arts group celebra te the ChineseNew Y ear by perform ing the traditional Lion Dance at Sunset Park,

Brook lyn, the "third Chinatown of New Y ork City," 1993.




PARIS —Mem bers of the Chinese comm unity celebrate the Chinese New

Ye ar, 1989.




HONG KONG — A crow d in front of a Buddh ist temple in the Kow loon

neighborhood dur ing the Chinese New Yea r, 1987.




SAIGON, Vietnam — Cholon, or Chinatown, during the Chinese New Ye ar,

1973.




SAIGON, Vietnam — An incense offering during the Chinese New Yea rcelebr ation in Cholon , Chinatow n, 1973.




PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Youn g Chinese rehea rse for a Chinese New Year celebration cere mon y, 1999.

© John Vink / Magnum Photos



PARIS — A Chinese New Year parade o n Avenue d'Ivry, 1999.




YA NJI, China — In northern China, New Y ear ho liday celebrations include a

dance in w hich perform ers use stilts, 1981.

© Hiroji Ku bota / Magnu m Ph otos



DONG KY, Vietnam — In the debris of a firecra cker blast, young people inthe village, know n for firewo rks pr oduction, celebrate the New Y ear's

holiday of Tet, 1989.

© David Alan Har vey / Magnu m Ph otos



SHANGHAI, China — Children touch a vase for luck at the Jade Budd ha

Temple on New Y ear's Day, 1993.

© Stuar t Fra nklin / Magnu m Ph otos



SHANGHAI, China — New Year 's firewor ks, 1994.




PARIS — French r esidents of Indo-Chinese origin light incense at a Buddhist

temple, 1998.




HANOI, Vietnam — Prayers for the upcom ing year at a Buddhist temple

during the New Year 's celebration of Tet, 1989.




SHANGHAI, China — Burn ing incense dur ing a New Year 's Day service at

Jade Buddh a Temple, 1993.




HANOI, Vietnam — Tet, 1989.




W ENZHOU, China — New Y ear fes tivities, 2001.


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