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    Chinese New Year 2024: What does the year of the dragon mean for you?

    by Rikki Loftus Feb 09, 2024 3 minutes

    Chinese New Year is upon us, with celebrations starting on Saturday, February 10 to welcome in the year of the dragon.

    The two-week festival marks the beginning of a new Lunar year – and a new animal in the Chinese zodiac to represent the next 12 months.

    Billions of people in and around the world will celebrate, often wearing red clothes, decorating their homes with red lanterns and taking part in traditional dragon dances.

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