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Security guards walk past a dragon lantern among other Chinese New Year decorations at Yuyuan Garden in downtown Shanghai. - Source: Reuters -
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Auckland's Lantern Festival kicks off tonight to celebrate the new Year of the Dragon.
The highly anticipated celebration of Chinese New Year held
in Albert Park each year, will run from February 3 to February
5.
With foodstalls, picnics, dragon and lion dance groups and a reggae
band Chinese-style from Beijing this event is normally packed
out.
It starts at 5pm and will run over the next three nights.
In Chinese folklore the dragon is respected and revered and it is
one of the most auspicious of the zodiac signs.
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