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People burn incense as they pray for good fortune on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, at a temple in Chengdu, Sichuan province, February 8, 2016.Reuters

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Worshippers burn incense and pray for good luck at the Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on February 8, 2016.GREG BAKER/AFP / Getty Images

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Cambodian-Chinese pray at a temple to mark the start of the Lunar New Year in Kandal province on February 8, 2016.Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP / Getty Images

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People burn incense as they pray for good fortune on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, at Mingjiao temple in Hefei, Anhui province, February 8, 2016.Reuters

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Traditional dancers perform the lion dance during the opening ceremony of a temple fair in Ditan Park at the beginning of Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing.Reuters

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People burn incense as they pray for good fortune at the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, at Wuyou temple in Leshan, Sichuan province, China.Reuters

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A woman reaches out to touch a statue of a stone monkey for good fortune on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey at Baiyun Temple, in Beijing, China.Jason Lee/Reuters

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People holding incense pray for good fortune on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey, in Beijing, China.Jason Lee/Reuters

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An Indonesian ethnic Chinese woman holds incense sticks as she prays during the celebration of the Lunar New Year at Dharma Bakti Temple at the China Town in Jakarta, Indonesia.Dita Alangkara/The Associated Press

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People pray and burn joss sticks at Wong Tai Sin temple to welcome in the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong early on February 8, 2016. The Lunar New Year of the Monkey begins on February 8.Dale de la REY/AFP / Getty Images

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