Chinese New Year 2016: Celebrations from around the globe
9 Feb 2016 10:04 AM IST9 Feb 2016 10:04 AM IST
The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar.
The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar.- The Lunar Year Celebration is a month long celebration.
- The performers joined the nigh parade to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
- Performers show lion dance in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
- A man in a monkey costume climbs the lion statue at Trafalgar Square in London.
- An Indonesian ethnic Chinese man lights incense sticks during the celebration of the Lunar New Year at Dharma Bakti Temple at the China Town in Jakarta.
- A pair of lion dancers from the Tai Pun Residents Association perform during a Lunar New Year celebration, in New York's Chinatown neighborhood.
- Performers take part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
- Performers dance in Chinese Lion costumes in celebration of the Chinese and Vietnamese Lunar New Year outside the Thien Hau Temple in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles.
- A Chinese dancer dressed in the traditional costume performs a cultural dance on stage during a temple fair for a Lunar New Year celebration in Beijing.
- A Chinese youth beats a drum at a procession to mark Chinese New Year in Kolkata.
- A performer takes part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
- Performers dressed as a Qing Dynasty servants participate in the ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune at a temple fair in Ditan Park during the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing.
- It is the country's most important holiday, equivalent to Christmas for many in the West.
- The week long holiday, known as the Spring Festival in China, is focused on family reunion and is a time when students and migrant workers return to their hometowns. (Photo: AP)
- Monday marked the first day of the Year of the Monkey, the ninth animal on the Chinese zodiac calendar. (Photo: AP)
- In Beijing, many are visiting traditional fairs held in parks, as well as Buddhist and Taoist temples offering singing and dance performances and open-air markets selling handicrafts. (Photo: AP)
- Chinese are flocking to temples and fairs to pray for good health and fortune on the Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo: AP)
The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar.
The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar.
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