Billions prepare to celebrate Chinses New Year

Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new Lunar year and a new animal in the Chinese zodiac

Laura Piper

Preparations for Chinese New Year are underway as billions of people around the world get ready to welcome in the Year of The Dragon.

Celebrations here will be marked with families coming together for meals, decorating homes with lanterns and taking part in dragon dances.

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