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Jason Lee, top, of Silver Spring, Md., is lifted in a Futshan lion mask as he and other members of the Chinese Youth Club practice their lion dance before the Chinese New Year parade. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Performers mark the Chinese New Year with a traditional Chinese Lion Dance in the China Town district of London, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thursday heralds the start of the Chinese Year of the Rabbit. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Chinese watch a dragon dance in an alley during celebrations marking the Chinese New Year in Calcutta, India, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Calcutta has a small Chinese community that made an entry into the city in the late 18th century. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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Dragon dancers perform as they celebrate the Chinese lunar new year at the Chinatown in Manila, Philippines, Thursday Feb. 3, 2011. This year is the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Filipino performers carry a long Chinese Dragon as they parade around Manila's Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese lunar new year on Thursday Feb. 3, 2011. This year is the Year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Pedestrians in the eastern Turkish city of Van walk past a billboard celebrating the spring festival of Nowruz, with writing in Turkish and Kurdish reading "Real democracy or nothing!" Since the latter part of 2010, Kurdish politicians and activists have aggressively promoted Kurdish in public settings, challenging its status as a restricted, once-shunned language, and alarming Turks who view the campaign as a threat to national unity and a harbinger of bolder demands for regional autonomy. (Associated Press)
