<p>Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday, including in Moscow.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The holiday&mdash;known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea&mdash;is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. The snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, follows the just-ended Year of the Dragon.</p>
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Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday, including in Moscow

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