Filipino-Chinese usher in Lunar New Year of the Pig

Chinese people are celebrating the second day of the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, the Year of the Pig on the Chinese zodiac.

Dancers in traditional ethnic clothing perform at a temple fair at Longtan Park in Beijing. (Photo | AP)

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06 Feb 2019, 10:11 am

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A woman burns joss sticks as she prays at the Man Mo Miu Temple on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong. (Photo | AP)

Drummers perform in front of a mural reading '2019' at a temple fair at Longtan Park in Beijing. (Photo | AP)

Fire-eater performs during celebrations of the Lunar New Year in the Chinatown district of Manila, Philippines. (Photo | AP)

Children play with live Teacup pigs, a rare pet in the country, ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown area of Manila, Philippines. (Photo |AP)

Performers take part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. (Photo | AP)

With a balloon shaped as an earth pig, a homeless child reacts at passersby as Filipino -Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in the Chinatown district of Manila, Philippines. This year is the Year of the Earth Pig in the Chinese Lunar calendar and is supposed to represent abundance, diligence and generosity. (Photo |AP)

Filipino-Chinese usher in Lunar New Year of the Pig

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