Celebrations for the Lunar New Year have taken place in many Asian countries and some in America and Europe, where there are large Asian communities.
Gardens by the Bay in Singapore impresses with a “sea of flowers” and rabbit-themed decorations. (Photo: Straitstimes).
(Photo: Straitstimes).
Busy decorating Chinatown in Singapore. (Photo: Straitstimes).
(Photo: Straitstimes).
People shopping for food to celebrate the New Year. (Photo: Straitstimes).
(Photo: Straitstimes).
A calligrapher at the Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam (Hanoi). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Lunar New Year decorations in Hang Ma (Hanoi). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
The ritual of “bathing” the Buddha statue before the New Year in Medan (North Sumatra, Indonesia). (Photo: AP).
Similar activities in Bogor (Indonesia). (Photo: AP).
A girl takes a commemorative photo in Chinatown, Jakarta (Indonesia). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Colorful Chinatown in Jakarta. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Customers choose Lunar New Year decorations in Pancoran Glodok (Jakarta, Indonesia). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Giant lanterns outside a shopping center in South Tangerang (Indonesia). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Lunar New Year decorations by the Asian community in Lisbon (Turkey). According to the lunar calendar, next year will be the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Lantern decorations in Lisbon. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Decor and plant fair in Richmond, British Columbia (Canada). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Chinatown in San Francisco (USA) buzzing with shoppers. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Lion dance celebrating the New Year in Chicago. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
(Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
An artisan participates in a cultural and folk art festival in Flushing (New York, USA) for the Lunar New Year. With a large number of Chinese Americans and bustling neighborhoods, Flushing is considered the second-largest Chinatown in New York City. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
The festival, featuring about 40 booths, attracted around 2,000 participants this year. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
Shopping for Lunar New Year decorations in Hunan (China). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
“Rabbit Garden” in Hubei (China). (Photo: Xinhua News Agency).
