logging in or signing up Celebrating the Year of the Dragon Nubiagroup Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 919 Category: Occasions/ Fam.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 24, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description PPS by Nubia_group - you can find the link to download this presentation on my blog here : http://nubiagroup-powerpoint-collection.blogspot.com/ Comments Posting comment... By: MAGIANN (4 month(s) ago) Very beautiful show!! Nikos Saving..... Post Reply Close By: Nubiagroup (4 month(s) ago) thank you dear Nikos :)) Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript PowerPoint Presentation: Beijing — A performer portraying the emperor is followed by an imperial entourage dressed in brilliant clothing during a recreation of the Sacrifice to Heaven ritual on the second day of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at the Temple of Heaven. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / European Pressphoto AgencyPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese female drummers participate in a drum dance at the Dongyue Temple during the Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance during a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2012 is called the Year of the Dragon. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: In a picture taken on January 23, 2012, a young woman performs at a temple fair on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. (Getty)PowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Chinese folk artists on stilts perform at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing January 24, 2012. - Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Folk artists on stilts perform at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing January 24, 2012. - Source: Reuters People light incense sticks as they prepare to pray during the first day of the Lunar New Year at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta January 23, 2012. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Two male folk artists dressed as Chinese traditional women dance at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing January 24, 2012. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in "Tai Ge" during the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at a park in Nanjing, China on Jan. 24. "Tai Ge," also known as "Lift Pavilion," is a traditional show with performers on a steel frame and costumes to make it seem like they are standing or being lifted in a impossible way) Sean Yong / ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: A woman swallows a live snake as she performs on a small stage showcasing acts of magic and feats of unusual physical abilities at the temple fair in Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing on Jan. 24 David Gray / ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: n a picture taken on January 23, 2012, Chinese performers entertain visitors on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. (Getty)PowerPoint Presentation: Colorfull Chinese lunar new year’s dragons hanging in front of a store with good fortune quotes.PowerPoint Presentation: Paula Bronstein/GETTY IMAGES Chinese ethnic dancers (L to R) , Zhang Wei, Yao Min, Li Jinlin and Li Jiarong from Guang Xi, China wait backstage react as they watch a performance backstage during a performance during the Chinese new year celebration in Bangkok, Thailand.PowerPoint Presentation: Paula Bronstein/GETTY IMAGES Zhang Wei, a Chinese ethnic dancer from Guang Xi, China waits backstage during the Chinese new year celebration in Bangkok, Thailand.PowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2012 is called the Year of the Dragon. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)PowerPoint Presentation: A Chinese performer dressed as a leader jumps as he performs with female drummers during the Chinese New Year at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)PowerPoint Presentation: An Indonesian ethnic Chinese man carries his boy to help to light a candle during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Chinatown in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)PowerPoint Presentation: A Chinese actor dressed as a Qing Dynasty emperor prepares for a prayer during an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune at a temple fair in Ditan Park during the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese performers dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes participate in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for a good harvest and fortune at a temple fair in Ditan Park during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: hinese performers dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes participate in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for a good harvest and fortune at a temple fair in Ditan Park during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese security guards yawn before proceeding to their duties at a temple fair in Ditan Park during the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Shaolin monks take part in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Dancers performer near a float decorated with dragons in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: A performer takes part in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance during a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, to celebrate the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers dance in front of a float decorated with dragons in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance during a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, to celebrate the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Dragon dance performers participate in Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Sakchai LalitPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese dragon dancers draw attention from onlookers as they celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, parading through China Town in Yokohama, one of the biggest in Japan, near Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)PowerPoint Presentation: A performer reaches out for the gift being dangled from a supermarket during dragon and lion dance performance in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Monday Jan. 23, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong TuA performer breaths fire during a dragon dance performance in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Monday Jan. 23, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit Marquez esday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)PowerPoint Presentation: A Filipino-Chinese lights candles while praying inside a Chinese temple in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Monday Jan. 23, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Filipino-Chinese wait for their turn to perform a dragon dance on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: A crowd gather at Manila's Chinatown district as Filipino-Chinese perform a dragon dance on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Filipino-Chinese perform a dragon dance on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Indonesia's ethnic Chinese women light incense sticks in preparation for a prayer as part of celebrations of Lunar New Year at a temple in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Achmad IbrahimPowerPoint Presentation: Manila — Filipinos perform a dragon dance to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year on the trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange. PHOTOGRAPH BY: NOEL CELIS / AFP / Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: Beijing — People enjoy their holiday riding ice bumper cars during the second day of the Lunar New Year celebration. PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARK RALSTON / AFP / Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand — A Thai performer in a Chinese opera troupe puts on makeup before a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. PHOTOGRAPH BY: RUNGROJ YONGRIT / EPAPowerPoint Presentation: Hong Kong — Handlers guide a dragon balloon at a parade. PHOTOGRAPH BY: AARON TAM / AFP / Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — A boy watches a group performing a lion dance. PHOTOGRAPH BY: SHAMSHAHRIN SHAMSUDIN / EPAPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: A traditional dance troupe performs during Chinese New Year celebrations in New York's Chinatown January 23, 2012. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Nelson Chan is dressed as the God of Fortune during Chinese New Year celebrations in New York's Chinatown. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Katmandu, Nepal — Buddhist monks participate in a ceremony including a representation of a dragon as Katmandu's Tamang community celebrates the Lunar New Year. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Niranjan Shrestah / Associated PressPowerPoint Presentation: Hacienda Heights — Wen Reese of La Cañada Flintridge places a candle celebrating the Chinese lunar new year at Hsi Lai Temple on Monday. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesPowerPoint Presentation: Hacienda Heights — Buddist nun Miao Zang at Hsi Lai Temple. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesPowerPoint Presentation: Hacienda Heights — With the help of his mother, Felix Li, 3, of Gardena places a candle on an altar at the temple. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesPowerPoint Presentation: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — A woman prays at a temple during the lunar new year celebrations. PHOTOGRAPH BY: SHAMSHAHRIN SHAMSUDIN / EPAPowerPoint Presentation: Manila — Chinese Filipinos pray in a Chinese temple. PHOTOGRAPH BY: BULLIT MARQUEZ / Associated PressPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee lights a candle at the Lungshan temple on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee lights a candle at the Lungshan temple on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee prays for good luck under a large lantern on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee burns joss sticks at the Lungshan temple on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: Worshippers burn joss sticks to pay thier first visit of the "Year of the Dragon" at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China on early Monday Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: Worshippers burn joss sticks to pay their first visit of the "Year of the Dragon" at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China on early Monday Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: A worshipper burns joss sticks to pay her first visit of the "Year of the Dragon" at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China on early Monday Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: A worshipper burns a bundle of joss sticks at a temple on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012 in Shanghai, China. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: People watch fireworks on the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Alexander F. YuanPowerPoint Presentation: People watch fireworks on the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Alexander F. YuanPowerPoint Presentation: Two people watch fireworks explode over Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on Jan. 24. Thousands watched the fireworks display on the second day of Chinese New Year to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, began on Jan. 23. It is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day. Aaron Tam / AFP - Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: JANUARY 24: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong. (Vincent Yu/Associated PressPowerPoint Presentation: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)PowerPoint Presentation: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Celebrating the Year of the Dragon Nubiagroup Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 919 Category: Occasions/ Fam.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 24, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description PPS by Nubia_group - you can find the link to download this presentation on my blog here : http://nubiagroup-powerpoint-collection.blogspot.com/ Comments Posting comment... By: MAGIANN (4 month(s) ago) Very beautiful show!! Nikos Saving..... Post Reply Close By: Nubiagroup (4 month(s) ago) thank you dear Nikos :)) Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript PowerPoint Presentation: Beijing — A performer portraying the emperor is followed by an imperial entourage dressed in brilliant clothing during a recreation of the Sacrifice to Heaven ritual on the second day of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at the Temple of Heaven. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / European Pressphoto AgencyPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese female drummers participate in a drum dance at the Dongyue Temple during the Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance during a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2012 is called the Year of the Dragon. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: In a picture taken on January 23, 2012, a young woman performs at a temple fair on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. (Getty)PowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Chinese folk artists on stilts perform at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing January 24, 2012. - Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Folk artists on stilts perform at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing January 24, 2012. - Source: Reuters People light incense sticks as they prepare to pray during the first day of the Lunar New Year at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta January 23, 2012. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Two male folk artists dressed as Chinese traditional women dance at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Longtan Park in Beijing January 24, 2012. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in "Tai Ge" during the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at a park in Nanjing, China on Jan. 24. "Tai Ge," also known as "Lift Pavilion," is a traditional show with performers on a steel frame and costumes to make it seem like they are standing or being lifted in a impossible way) Sean Yong / ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: A woman swallows a live snake as she performs on a small stage showcasing acts of magic and feats of unusual physical abilities at the temple fair in Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing on Jan. 24 David Gray / ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: n a picture taken on January 23, 2012, Chinese performers entertain visitors on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. (Getty)PowerPoint Presentation: Colorfull Chinese lunar new year’s dragons hanging in front of a store with good fortune quotes.PowerPoint Presentation: Paula Bronstein/GETTY IMAGES Chinese ethnic dancers (L to R) , Zhang Wei, Yao Min, Li Jinlin and Li Jiarong from Guang Xi, China wait backstage react as they watch a performance backstage during a performance during the Chinese new year celebration in Bangkok, Thailand.PowerPoint Presentation: Paula Bronstein/GETTY IMAGES Zhang Wei, a Chinese ethnic dancer from Guang Xi, China waits backstage during the Chinese new year celebration in Bangkok, Thailand.PowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2012 is called the Year of the Dragon. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)PowerPoint Presentation: A Chinese performer dressed as a leader jumps as he performs with female drummers during the Chinese New Year at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)PowerPoint Presentation: An Indonesian ethnic Chinese man carries his boy to help to light a candle during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Chinatown in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)PowerPoint Presentation: A Chinese actor dressed as a Qing Dynasty emperor prepares for a prayer during an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune at a temple fair in Ditan Park during the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese performers dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes participate in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for a good harvest and fortune at a temple fair in Ditan Park during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: hinese performers dressed in Qing Dynasty costumes participate in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for a good harvest and fortune at a temple fair in Ditan Park during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese security guards yawn before proceeding to their duties at a temple fair in Ditan Park during the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Andy WongPowerPoint Presentation: Shaolin monks take part in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Dancers performer near a float decorated with dragons in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: A performer takes part in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance during a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, to celebrate the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers dance in front of a float decorated with dragons in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Performers take part in a dragon dance during a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, to celebrate the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. AP / Vincent YuPowerPoint Presentation: Dragon dance performers participate in Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Sakchai LalitPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese dragon dancers draw attention from onlookers as they celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, parading through China Town in Yokohama, one of the biggest in Japan, near Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)PowerPoint Presentation: A performer reaches out for the gift being dangled from a supermarket during dragon and lion dance performance in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Monday Jan. 23, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong TuA performer breaths fire during a dragon dance performance in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Monday Jan. 23, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit Marquez esday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)PowerPoint Presentation: A Filipino-Chinese lights candles while praying inside a Chinese temple in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Monday Jan. 23, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Filipino-Chinese wait for their turn to perform a dragon dance on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: A crowd gather at Manila's Chinatown district as Filipino-Chinese perform a dragon dance on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Filipino-Chinese perform a dragon dance on the eve of the celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in the Philippines. AP / Bullit MarquezPowerPoint Presentation: Indonesia's ethnic Chinese women light incense sticks in preparation for a prayer as part of celebrations of Lunar New Year at a temple in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Achmad IbrahimPowerPoint Presentation: Manila — Filipinos perform a dragon dance to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year on the trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange. PHOTOGRAPH BY: NOEL CELIS / AFP / Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: Beijing — People enjoy their holiday riding ice bumper cars during the second day of the Lunar New Year celebration. PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARK RALSTON / AFP / Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand — A Thai performer in a Chinese opera troupe puts on makeup before a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. PHOTOGRAPH BY: RUNGROJ YONGRIT / EPAPowerPoint Presentation: Hong Kong — Handlers guide a dragon balloon at a parade. PHOTOGRAPH BY: AARON TAM / AFP / Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — A boy watches a group performing a lion dance. PHOTOGRAPH BY: SHAMSHAHRIN SHAMSUDIN / EPAPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: A traditional dance troupe performs during Chinese New Year celebrations in New York's Chinatown January 23, 2012. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Chinese New Year 2012: Nelson Chan is dressed as the God of Fortune during Chinese New Year celebrations in New York's Chinatown. Source: ReutersPowerPoint Presentation: Katmandu, Nepal — Buddhist monks participate in a ceremony including a representation of a dragon as Katmandu's Tamang community celebrates the Lunar New Year. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Niranjan Shrestah / Associated PressPowerPoint Presentation: Hacienda Heights — Wen Reese of La Cañada Flintridge places a candle celebrating the Chinese lunar new year at Hsi Lai Temple on Monday. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesPowerPoint Presentation: Hacienda Heights — Buddist nun Miao Zang at Hsi Lai Temple. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesPowerPoint Presentation: Hacienda Heights — With the help of his mother, Felix Li, 3, of Gardena places a candle on an altar at the temple. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Francine Orr / Los Angeles TimesPowerPoint Presentation: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — A woman prays at a temple during the lunar new year celebrations. PHOTOGRAPH BY: SHAMSHAHRIN SHAMSUDIN / EPAPowerPoint Presentation: Manila — Chinese Filipinos pray in a Chinese temple. PHOTOGRAPH BY: BULLIT MARQUEZ / Associated PressPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee lights a candle at the Lungshan temple on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee lights a candle at the Lungshan temple on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee prays for good luck under a large lantern on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: A devotee burns joss sticks at the Lungshan temple on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, late Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. AP / Wally SantanaPowerPoint Presentation: Worshippers burn joss sticks to pay thier first visit of the "Year of the Dragon" at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China on early Monday Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: Worshippers burn joss sticks to pay their first visit of the "Year of the Dragon" at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China on early Monday Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: A worshipper burns joss sticks to pay her first visit of the "Year of the Dragon" at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China on early Monday Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: A worshipper burns a bundle of joss sticks at a temple on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012 in Shanghai, China. AP / Eugene HoshikoPowerPoint Presentation: People watch fireworks on the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Alexander F. YuanPowerPoint Presentation: People watch fireworks on the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. AP / Alexander F. YuanPowerPoint Presentation: Two people watch fireworks explode over Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on Jan. 24. Thousands watched the fireworks display on the second day of Chinese New Year to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, began on Jan. 23. It is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day. Aaron Tam / AFP - Getty ImagesPowerPoint Presentation: JANUARY 24: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong. (Vincent Yu/Associated PressPowerPoint Presentation: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)PowerPoint Presentation: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)