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28 JANUARY 2017 - SAMUT PRAKAN, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Lion dancers perform before the Chinese New Year Lantern Festival at the Tham Katanyu Foundation shrine in Samut Prakan, a suburb about 15 miles from Bangkok. More than 5,000 handmade lanterns imported from Taiwan are hung on the grounds of the shrine. Some of the lanterns are traditional Chinese lanterns, others are in the shapes of people or deities. There is also traditional Chinese entertainment, likes lion dances, at the festival. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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28 JANUARY 2017 - SAMUT PRAKAN, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Lion dancers perform before the Chinese New Year Lantern Festival at the Tham Katanyu Foundation shrine in Samut Prakan, a suburb about 15 miles from Bangkok. More than 5,000 handmade lanterns imported from Taiwan are hung on the grounds of the shrine. Some of the lanterns are traditional Chinese lanterns, others are in the shapes of people or deities. There is also traditional Chinese entertainment, likes lion dances, at the festival. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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