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 | Around 40,000 people were expected to gather in central London to celebrate the Lunar New Year, police said as official festivities kicked off to welcome the Chinese Year of the Monkey. click to open  |  | A young girl in costume holds burning incense during Chinese New Year celebrations in Trafalgar Square, central London, January 25, 2004. The festivities are to mark the start of 2004 which is the Year of the Monkey. click to open  |  | Mayor of London Ken Livingstone makes a speech under a lantern during Chinese New Year celebrations in Trafalgar Square, central London January 25, 2004. The festivities are to mark the start of 2004 which is the Year of the Monkey. click to open  |  | A young girl cheers for the dancing dragons in Leicester Square while holding her own toy Chinese dragon as thousands gather in London's West End to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Monkey. click to open  |  | Celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Sunday Jan. 25, 2004, to mark the beginning of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Monkey. click to open  |
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