In Pictures: Chinese New Year celebrated around the world

Revellers around the world ushered in the Year of the Rooster on Saturday (Jan 28). Here is a look at pictures from the festive season around the globe including Portugal, Britain and Croatia.

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Jan 28, 2017, 11:10 AM

People are silhouetted against a light display during the The Magical Lantern Festival marking the Chinese new year at Chiswick House in London on Jan 18. PHOTO: REUTERS

People watch a light display during The Magical Lantern Festival marking Chinese New Year at Chiswick House in London on Jan 18. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman photographs a light display during the The Magical Lantern Festival marking Chinese New Year at Chiswick House in London on Jan 18. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dancers perform during a parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Lisbon, Portugal on Jan 21. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children wearing costumes take part in the Chinese New Year parade marking the Year of the Rooster, in Lisbon on Jan 21. PHOTO: AFP

Performers take part in a Chinese New Year celebration at Lisinski hall in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan 23. PHOTO: REUTERS

A young girl plays with sparklers to celebrate Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, on Jan 28. PHOTO: EPA

Decorations are placed to celebrate the Year of the Rooster at Oriental Plaza in Beijing, China in this photo taken on Jan 18. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children stand near a lantern tree display ahead of Chinese New Year in Beijing on Jan 24. Chinese New Year is known locally as the Spring Festival. PHOTO: AFP

A tourist walks under the lanterns along a street ahead of Chinese New Year outside Raohe street Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan 18. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Indonesian worker arranges giant incense sticks during the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Pak Pie Hut Cou temple in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Jan 28. PHOTO: EPA

Thai performers, dressed in costumes as Nezha - a Chinese deity - dancing to mark the start of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at Siam Tai Tien Kong shrine in Samut Prakan province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan 21. PHOTO: EPA

Children in rooster costumes dancing during the opening ceremony of the Lantern and Flora Festival ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations at Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Buddhist Temple in Jenjarom, west of Kuala Lumpur, on Jan 25. PHOTO: AFP

People walk on a street decorated with bright red lamps to celebrate Chinese New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan 26. PHOTO: REUTERS

Girls wear illuminated rooster headgear during the opening ceremony of the Lantern and Flora Festival ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations at Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Buddhist Temple in Jenjarom, west of Kuala Lumpur, on Jan 25. PHOTO: AFP

A woman walks under traditional Chinese lanterns decorated at the Thean Hou temple ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 17. PHOTO: AFP

A woman looks at Chinese New Year-themed items at a street market in Hong Kong on Jan 17. PHOTO: EPA

A woman with an umbrella passes by red lanterns put up at Ditan Park in Beijing to celebrate Chinese New Year, on Jan 16. PHOTO: EPA

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