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Picture of the Day: China's Lantern Festival

By Massoud Hayoun

February 1, 2012

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Reuters

A vendor at Nanjing, China's, Confucius Temple arranges pineapple-shaped lanterns, on sale for the Chinese Lantern Festival. The festival, which marks the last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on February 6 this year.