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![Lunar New Year celebrations in Republic of Tuva](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F104%2F50%2F1045041_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_QWxleGFuZHIgS3J5YXpoZXYgIzEwNDUwNDE%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-1045041-preview_79feb52e33196cb49462fb9bcaafb252.jpg)
Herder with horses on which Tuvans rode to attend Shagaa, the Lunar New Year celebration, on Churek (Heart) Mountain near the village of Buren-Khem, Kaa-Khemsky district, the Republic of Tuva.
- Categories: Lifestyle & Leisure, Religion & Belief
- Location: Republic of Tuva, Russia
- Event date: 22.02.2012
- Date published: 22.02.2012
- Author: Alexandr Kryazhev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3888x2592px, 4.6Mb