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China: officials seek to banish superstition

China’s top religious affairs official has told a state-run newspaper that the government wants its citizens to stop believing in superstitions.

Performers take part in a dragon dance on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake, in China town in Manila on February 9, 2013. The Dragon Dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity as billions of Chinese world wide celebrate Lunar New Year of the Snake on February 10.

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