• Denpasar, Indonesia

    A Chinese-Indonesian man prays during a Chinese New Year celebration

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    A Chinese-Indonesian man prays

  • Bangkok, Thailand

    Young acrobats form a human tower during a performance on the eve of lunar new year

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    Young acrobats form a human tower during a performance

  • Selangor, Malaysia

    A couple take a selfie in front of lanterns decoration at Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Buddhist Temple

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    A couple take a selfie in front of lanterns decoration

  • Hanoi, Vietnam

    People watch a firework display to mark the Lunar New Year celebrations

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    People watch a firework display to mark the Lunar New Year celebrations

  • Sydney, Australia

    Members of Siam Classic Dance Studio perform for onlookers at Haymarket

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    Members of Siam Classic Dance Studio perform for onlookers at Haymarket

  • Bali, Indonesia

    Bali’s Chinese community perform the dragon dance during Chinese New Year called Ngelawang ceremony

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    Bali’s Chinese community perform the dragon dance during Chinese New Year called Ngelawang ceremony

  • Tokyo, Japan

    People visit Zojoji temple as Tokyo Tower is lit in red to celebrate the Lunar New Year

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    People visit Zojoji temple as Tokyo Tower is lit in red to celebrate the Lunar New Year

  • Wuhan, China

    A young boy lets off firecrackers to celebrate the Spring Festival at a community open space

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    A young boy lets off firecrackers to celebrate the Spring Festival at a community open space

  • Taipei, Taiwan

    People offer food and pray inside a temple during the celebration of the Chinese lunar new year

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    People offer food and pray inside a temple during the celebration of the Chinese lunar new year

  • New York, USA

    People came out to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year

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    People came out to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year

  • Singapore

    Devotees queue to offer prayers during a ceremony to welcome the God of Wealth at a temple on the eve of the Lunar New Year

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    Devotees queue to offer prayers during a ceremony to welcome the God of Wealth

  • Panama City, Panama

    Artists perform the traditional Lion Dance during the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations on January 20, 2023

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    Artists perform the traditional Lion Dance during the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations

  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    A person carries a roasted pig at a market ahead of Lunar New Year.

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    A person carries a roasted pig at a market ahead of Lunar New Year