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Nathaniel Jimenez and his grandmother Mercy peddle round fruits—and 12 kinds yet, believed by superstitious folks and endorsed by vendors in the metropolis as bringing good luck—at their fruits stand in Manila’s San Andres district while a worker in a firecracker factory in Bocaue, Bulacan (below) waits for customers of her pinwheels and fireworks for the New Year’s Eve revelry. Norman Cruz/Manny Palmero
