In Pictures: Chinese New Year celebrations around the world

Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival in China, marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat. In China, millions spent the normally festive holiday under lockdown in the shadow of the Wuhan virus.

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January 25, 2020 at 1:26 PM

People watch a dragon dance performance during celebrations to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year in Manila on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People walk towards a temple on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Denpasar, Bali, on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Dancers perform a traditional dance during Chinese New Year celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Worshippers burn incense and pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple to mark the Chinese New Year of the Rat in Hong Kong, on Jan 24, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Buddhist devotees pray at a Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Visitors in traditional cheongsams take a selfie in a shop decorated for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok, on Jan 24, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Chinese residents burning incense to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year in Dharma Bhakti Temple in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Cambodian people pray at a Chinese temple during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Kandal province, Cambodia, on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Buddhist monks and nuns striking a giant bell to welcome the Lunar New Year in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Jan 24, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People perform with a dragon figure as they celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in downtown Lviv, Ukraine, on Jan 24, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Visitors and performers watching fireworks during the Chinese New Year Eve Countdown Ceremony at the Marina Bay area, on Jan 25, 2020. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Policemen wearing masks are seen in front of the closed gate of the Lama Temple in Beijing, on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson preparing to paint the eyes on Chinese Lions, as he hosts a Chinese New Year reception at 10 Downing Street in central London, on Jan 24, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Children hold traditional Chinese lanterns during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, on Jan 24, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People wear masks as they pray at a temple on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong on Jan 25, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

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