Is it the Year of the Sheep, Goat or Ram?

By Katie Hunt, CNN

Updated 0122 GMT (0922 HKT) February 19, 2015

A visitor attaches a new year wish to a row of lanterns at the start of the Lantern Festival marking the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday, March 5.
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A visitor attaches a new year wish to a row of lanterns at the start of the Lantern Festival marking the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday, March 5.
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Visitors walk through a display of elaborate lanterns at the start of the Lantern Festival marking the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei on March 5.
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Visitors walk through a display of elaborate lanterns at the start of the Lantern Festival marking the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei on March 5.
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Artists perform at an amusement park during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on Thursday, February 19. The<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/12/asia/year-of-the-goat-sheep-ram/index.html"> Year of the Sheep</a> began that Thursday.
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Artists perform at an amusement park during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on Thursday, February 19. The Year of the Sheep began that Thursday.
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Worshipers burn incense while offering prayers at a temple in Beijing on February 19.
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Worshipers burn incense while offering prayers at a temple in Beijing on February 19.
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A man lights incense sticks at a temple in Denpasar, Indonesia, on February 19.
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A man lights incense sticks at a temple in Denpasar, Indonesia, on February 19.
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People celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, on February 19.
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People celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, on February 19.
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A woman prays in Beijing on February 19.
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A woman prays in Beijing on February 19.
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A man walks through red lantern decorations at a temple near Tokyo on February 19.
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A man walks through red lantern decorations at a temple near Tokyo on February 19.
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A woman holds incense at a Beijing temple February 19.
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A woman holds incense at a Beijing temple February 19.
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Firecrackers explode as dragon and lion dancers perform in front of a supermarket in Manila, Philippines, on February 19.
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Firecrackers explode as dragon and lion dancers perform in front of a supermarket in Manila, Philippines, on February 19.
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Temple visitors give red envelopes with money to a lion dance troupe during a performance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 19.
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Temple visitors give red envelopes with money to a lion dance troupe during a performance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 19.
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Security guards watch as fireworks go off on the eve of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on Wednesday, February 18.
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Security guards watch as fireworks go off on the eve of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on Wednesday, February 18.
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A woman prays at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 18.
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A woman prays at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 18.
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A woman takes a selfie in front of an art installation set up for Lunar New Year celebrations in a Hong Kong shopping mall on February 18.
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A woman takes a selfie in front of an art installation set up for Lunar New Year celebrations in a Hong Kong shopping mall on February 18.
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