Training for Lunar New Year dragon dance in Fresno
A dragon prop embellished with what's known on the street as 'crazy eyes' is prepared for an upcoming Lunar New Year Parade in Fresno, California, on February 26, 2012. The dragon will also be used to train aspiring teenage dragon dancers who want to perform at Lunar New Year celebrations.
Photo credit: John Walker / The Fresno Bee
Creating sparks for the Lantern Festival
Revelers celebrated the Lantern Festival in Nuanquan, Hebei province on February 6, 2012 by watching blacksmiths splash molten metal against cold walls to generate sizzling sparks. Nuanquan village is renowned for their blacksmiths and the tradition of creating explosive sparks with molten metal is seen as a more economical alternative to the purchase of fireworks when celebrating the Lantern Festival. Photo credit: Mark Ralston / AFP
Sky Lanterns for fortune in the Year of the Dragon
The heavens over the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, were filled with 'sky lanterns' released by Taiwanese celebrants on January 28, 2012, in anticipation of the annual Lantern Festival which falls on February 6 this year. The lanterns were released by wishful Taiwanese in an effort to bring themselves good luck and fortune in the coming year.
Photo credit: Wally Santana / AP
Burning incense for wealth in the Year of the Dragon
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, visitors to the Dongyue Temple in Beijing, burn incense and pray for wealth, health, and luck in the coming year. 
Firelights light up the sky over Victoria Harbor
The skies over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong were electric with blooming fireworks on January 24, 2012. Crackling explosions and fiery streamers wowed the crowds below on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Photo credit: Aaron Tam / AFP
Dancers welcome the Lunar New Year
Dancers wearing glittering outfits bring in the Lunar New Year by strutting their stuff in front of a dragon-laden float in Hong Kong during a nighttime parade on January 23, 2012. 
Photo credit: Vincent Yu / AP
Qing Dynasty ceremony at Ditan Park
Performers garbed in ceremonial Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) robes enter a theater to participate in a Qing Dynasty ceremony where emperors pray to the heavenly gods for good fortune and a bountiful harvest in the coming year. The event took place at Ditan Park which is also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing, China, on January 23, 2012 to open up the Lunar New Year.
Bringing in the Lunar New Year in Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Street performers in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk breathe fire and whirl fiery wands during a celebration for the Lunar New Year on January 22, 2012.
Photo credit: Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
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