DRAGON DANCE KICKS OFF CHINESE NEW YEAR

Elaborately dressed performers put on a Dragon Dance at the Venetian and the Palazzo to kick off the Chinese New Year and a parade to celebrate the advent of the Year of the Rabbit. Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., had the honor of dotting the eye with his wife, Miriam Adelson, which signified the awakening of the dragon and start of the parade. (Jacob Andrzejczak / Images of Vegas)