• A Chinese Lunar New Year parade in Milan, Italy on Sunday, January 22. AFP
    A Chinese Lunar New Year parade in Milan, Italy on Sunday, January 22. AFP
  • Celebrations in New York City's Chinatown. Reuters
    Celebrations in New York City's Chinatown. Reuters
  • A woman wears rabbit ears to celebrate the year of the rabbit at the River Hongbao festival in Singapore. EPA
    A woman wears rabbit ears to celebrate the year of the rabbit at the River Hongbao festival in Singapore. EPA
  • A 238-metre dragon at the A-Ma Temple in Macau. AFP
    A 238-metre dragon at the A-Ma Temple in Macau. AFP
  • Dressed for the occasion on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown. Getty
    Dressed for the occasion on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown. Getty
  • A performer in the Milan parade. AFP
    A performer in the Milan parade. AFP
  • A Chinese thousand hands dancer at Sam Poo Kong temple in Semarang, Indonesia. Getty
    A Chinese thousand hands dancer at Sam Poo Kong temple in Semarang, Indonesia. Getty
  • A child throws red joss paper with new year wishes on to the Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree in Hong Kong. Getty
    A child throws red joss paper with new year wishes on to the Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree in Hong Kong. Getty
  • The Lisboa Casino in Macau. EPA
    The Lisboa Casino in Macau. EPA
  • A Chinese New Year parade in London. Reuters
    A Chinese New Year parade in London. Reuters
  • Sydney Peng, 19, performs a Chinese opera dance in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. AP
    Sydney Peng, 19, performs a Chinese opera dance in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. AP
  • Taipei city mayor Wayne Chiang prays at a temple on the first day of Lunar New Year celebrations. AP
    Taipei city mayor Wayne Chiang prays at a temple on the first day of Lunar New Year celebrations. AP
  • A girl holds a model of a gold ingot in Expo Garden, Wuhan. Getty
    A girl holds a model of a gold ingot in Expo Garden, Wuhan. Getty
  • Celebrations in Ditan Park, Beijing. EPA
    Celebrations in Ditan Park, Beijing. EPA
  • Celebrations marked the beginning of the year of the rabbit. EPA
    Celebrations marked the beginning of the year of the rabbit. EPA
  • Aceh Lion Dance group performs in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
    Aceh Lion Dance group performs in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
  • Dragon dance preparations in Macau. EPA
    Dragon dance preparations in Macau. EPA
  • A temple in Yangon, Myanmar. EPA
    A temple in Yangon, Myanmar. EPA
  • A temple in Taipei, Taiwan. EPA
    A temple in Taipei, Taiwan. EPA
  • People offer food and pray at the Taipei temple. EPA
    People offer food and pray at the Taipei temple. EPA
  • Guiyuan Temple in Wuhan. Getty
    Guiyuan Temple in Wuhan. Getty
  • Burning incense sticks in Yangon's Chinatown. AFP
    Burning incense sticks in Yangon's Chinatown. AFP
  • A temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP
    A temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP
  • North Korean refugees at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea. AP
    North Korean refugees at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea. AP
  • Statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang. AP
    Statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang. AP
  • A bridge decorated with lanterns in a park in Beijing. AP
    A bridge decorated with lanterns in a park in Beijing. AP
  • Women burn incense in Bali, Indonesia. Getty
    Women burn incense in Bali, Indonesia. Getty

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Lunar New Year celebrated around the world - in pictures

From New York to Macau, the Asian diaspora rings in the Year of the Rabbit

The National

January 23, 2023

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Updated: January 23, 2023, 7:04 AM
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