In Pictures: Chinese New Year celebrations around the world

Here's how people celebrated the start of the Chinese New Year in countries around the world on Monday (Feb 8).

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Feb 08, 2016, 05:58 PM

Performers in a lion and a monkey costume pose during a photo call to welcome in the Chinese New Year of the Monkey in Trafalgar Square, Britain, on Monday (Feb 8). PHOTO: REUTERS

A lion dancer receives a red envelope or hongbao containing money during a celebration of the Chinese New Year in Manila's Chinatown, Philippines, on Monday (Feb 8). PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman uses her mobile phone as she visits a temple to celebrate Chinese New Year in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday (Feb 8). PHOTO: REUTERS

A worker holds a scissors as he organises candles during the Chinese New Year celebrations at a temple in Bogor, Indonesia, on Monday (Feb 8). PHOTO: EPA

A man holding incense sticks during the Chinese New Year celebrations at a temple in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, on Monday (Feb 8). PHOTO: EPA

Cambodians burn incense to pray at a Chinese temple during the Chinese New Year celebration in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Monday (Feb 8). PHOTO: EPA

A woman praying at the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday (Feb 8). PHOTO: EPA

Shoppers in a store in Chinatown in New York on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Women in traditional clothing from the South of China performing during the Chinese New Year celebration in Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Chinatown in New York on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the Pak Mei De Lao Wei San Kung-Fu school performing to celebrate Chinese New Year in front of the Shangri-La hotel in Paris, France, on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Men reacting as firecrackers explode while performing a lion dance during the celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year in Kolkata, India, on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A performer in a monkey costume posing in Trafalgar Square, Britain on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A traditional chinese dragon dancing during the celebration of the Chinese New Year in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Confetti and spray cans litter the ground as people celebrate the Chinese New Year in Manhattan's Chinatown in New York on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dancers performing a lion dance inside a local shop during Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Panama City on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dancers from Tribu Panayanon of the Philippines performing during a Chinese New Year parade in Hong Kong on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Stilt performers from Stelzen-Art & Confusao in Germany taking part in a Chinese New Year parade in front of the skyline of Hong Kong on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Sydney Opera House was lit up in red to welcome in the Lunar New Year in Sydney on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Men performing a lion dance outside a restaurant during the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, on Feb 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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