BEIJING - Chinese state TV included dancers in blackface portraying Africans in a holiday gala for the second time in three years, prompting criticism o.
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Lunar New Year 2021: Photos Of Celebrations From Across The Globe
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1/ 16 Worshippers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, burn joss sticks as they pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to celebrate the Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo)
2/ 16 A worker disinfects the Thean Hou Temple during during first day of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo)
3/ 16 Worshippers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus burn joss sticks as they pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to celebrate the Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo)
By Contributor - February 8, 2021
Authorities have reversed course on tighter rules that would have banned house-to-house visits.
A tourist at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo: BRDNK Vision/Unsplash)
After a backlash from the Malaysian Chinese community, senior government officials have scaled back coronavirus curbs to allow larger family gatherings and temple visits by the general public over the upcoming holiday. Reunion dinners held on Chinese New Year’s Eve (February 11) can now host up to 15 close relatives living within a radius of 10 kilometers of the venue, so long as they do not cross district or state boundaries for the event. Only Sarawak is exempt from Malaysia’s ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO), which bans interstate and inter-district travel.
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