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Dragon, an imaginary beast in folk tales of many countries. In legends, dragons were large, firebreathing creatures like lizards. They had long scaly tails. In European legends dragons were fierce and dangerous. But in the legends of China and Japan dragons were friendly bearers of good luck. In China the traditional New Year’s Parade includes a large group of people in a dragon costume. The dragon is supposed to prevent bad luck from spoiling the new year.
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