In Pictures: Chinese New Year celebrations from around the world
People welcomed the Year of the Dragon with fireworks, dragon and lion dances, reunions with loved ones, as well as festive feasts and temple visits on Feb 10.
Dragon dancers performing at a park on the first day of the Chinese New Year in Beijing.
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People watching as firecrackers are set off at midnight at the River Hongbao to usher in the Chinese New Year at Gardens by the Bay.
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Performers taking part in the International Chinese New Year Parade in Hong Kong.
PHOTO: AFP
Red lanterns being hung as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece.
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People queuing to pray at a temple during the celebration of the Chinese New Year in Taipei, Taiwan.
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A lion dance team performing on a street in Yangon, Myanmar.
PHOTO: AFP
Folk artists performing during celebrations at a temple fair at a park in Beijing.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Performers rehearsing with a golden dragon at the St. Paul's ruins during celebrations in Macau.
PHOTO: AFP
People watching a dragon dance at Binondo, Manila's Chinatown, in the Philippines.
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A lion dance team performing on a street in Amsterdam.
PHOTO: AFP
Worshippers watching the lion dance performance at a Taoist temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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A man looking on as members of the Chinese community take part in a traditional dragon dance in Kolkata, India.
PHOTO: AFP
People in dragon costumes performing in Lima's Chinatown, in Peru, on Feb 9.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A man performing a lion dance at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia.
PHOTO: AFP
A Chinese lion dance team performing for spectators during celebrations in central London.
PHOTO: AFP
A dragon dance team performing on a street in Yangon, Myanmar.
PHOTO: AFP
