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Sarah Shamim

REVEALED: Lunar new year 2024 explained in five emblematic dishes | Rare Historical Photos

A woman sells traditional Chinese snacks and gifts ahead of Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Yangon, Myanmar [File: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters]

It’s the year of the dragon, and celebrations are about to begin.

Starting on Saturday, hundreds of millions of people around the globe will mark the Lunar New Year. Families will come together for celebrations that will extend over several days in multiple countries, including China, North and South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam as well as among diaspora communities in other nations.

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