China marks Lantern Festival
China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Feb. 6, which marks the end of the new year celebrations

Local residents perform a dragon dance during a folk art performance celebrating the Lantern Festival on the last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Zhengding County, Hebei province, February 6, 2012.

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 06: A Chinese employee dresses as gods of fortune to attract customers while distributing discount vouchers at the entrance of a shopping mall during the Chinese Lantern Festival

A woman wears a novelty hairband as she walks under red lanterns during a Lantern Festival celebration at Confucian Temple of Nanjing, Jiangsu province

A vendor selling inflatable toys waits for customers on the eve of the Lantern Festival, the last day of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Zhengding County, Hebei province,

People hold up lamps to pray for good fortune during a Lantern Festival activity at a Buddhist temple in Emei, Sichuan province