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SHOT 2/10/08 1:04:09 PM - A female dragon dancer peers out from behind the mask as she waits for Chinese New Year's celebrations to begin in Denver, Co. on Sunday February 10, 2008. Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. It is an important holiday in East Asia. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had a strong influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction. These include Koreans, Mongolians, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Vietnamese. 2008 marks the Year of the Rat..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2008)

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SHOT 2/10/08 1:04:09 PM - A female dragon dancer peers out from behind the mask as she waits for Chinese New Year's celebrations to begin in Denver, Co. on Sunday February 10, 2008. Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. It is an important holiday in East Asia. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Celebrated in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had a strong influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbours, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction. These include Koreans, Mongolians, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Vietnamese. 2008 marks the Year of the Rat..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2008)