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Lunar new year: What the Year of the Dog is all aboutedit
The Asia Time – Online
In 2017, the first day of the New Year was on January 28. The celebration lasts 15 days. It is celebrated in China and countries that have a significant Chinese population, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mauritius, Australia, and the Philippines.
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International Chinese New Year Night Parade celebrates the Year of the Dogedit
News R – Online
Featuring nine festive floats and 25 local and international performing groups, including the Seattle Seahawks Sea Gals cheerleading squad, the 2018 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Parade kicked off the first day of the Year of the Dog (16 February) in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the Parade featured fascinating performances and stunts for a vibrant Chinese New Year’s celebration.
Lunar New Year Celebrations: Year of the Dogedit
News 18 – Online
People walk past Chinese New Year decorations at a New Year market in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park. (Image: AP) 16/ 31 A woman places incense sticks during celebrations of the Lunar New Year at a temple in Bali, Indonesia. (Image: AP) A woman places incense sticks during celebrations of the Lunar New Year at a temple in Bali, Indonesia.
China marks firework-free Lunar New Year, millions celebrate around the globeedit
The AsiaTimes – Online
Hong Kong’s parade took place in the neighbourhood of Tsim Sha Tsui and featured over 30 floats and performers, including acts from the Hong Kong Cheung Keung Martial Arts Association and the Hong Kong Rope Skipping Academy.
Milk spas and manicures: A Hong Kong dog’s lifeedit
Deccan Herald – Print
For Hong Kong poodle Cream, grooming goes way beyond a brush and toe-clip–her deluxe once-a-month pampering includes lavender oxygen therapy and a milk bath. As the city welcomes the Year of the Dog, pet owners are pushing out the boat more than ever to ensure their pooches are glossed and spritzed, with money no object.
Chinese New Year: World celebrates advent of Year of Dogedit
Deccan Chronicle – Print Youngsters watch as ethnic Chinese people perform lion dance on the first day of Lunar New Year in Kolkata, A performer takes part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.