2019 Lunar New Year Celebrations

1. Lunar New Year celebrations

2. Performers wear pig masks as they take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

3. Performers take part in a fire dragon dance under a shower of molten iron sparks on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Pig, in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, China February 5. REUTERS/Stringer

4. A girl wears traditional Chinese clothes during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand, February 6. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

5. Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, China February 6. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

6. People walk in the snow during Spring Festival celebrations in Longtan Park marking the Lunar New Year in Beijing, China, February 6. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

7. Lion dance crew are seen in an elevator before a performance during Chinese New Year in Yangon, Myanmar, February 5. REUTERS/Ann Wang

8. Performers rehearse a re-enactment of a Chinese New Year Qing Dynasty ceremony at the Temple of Earth in Ditan Park in Beijing, February 4. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

9. A performer blows fire during Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Binondo, Manila, Philippines, February 5. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

10. People burn incense sticks and joss papers to pray for good fortune on the eve of Chinese Lunar New Year of the Pig, at a temple in Chongqing, China, February 4. REUTERS/Stringer

11. A lion dance troupe takes part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

12. Performers from "Jean M. Wong school of Ballet" of Hong Kong take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

13. A dragon head is seen as Chinese Lion dance is performed during the Chinese Lunar New Year in Lima, Peru, February 5. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

14. Performers from "Cape Town Carnival" of South Africa take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

15. People perform Chinese Lion dance in Chinatown during the Chinese Lunar New Year in Lima, Peru February 5. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo

16. A woman lights an incense stick on Chinese Lunar New Year at a temple in Binondo, Manila, Philippines, February 5. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

17. A mother holds up her daughter, as they spend time under lanterns and decorations to celebrate during the Chinese Lunar New Year on the outskirts of Bangkok, February 5. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

18. Performers from "Jean M. Wong school of Ballet" of Hong Kong take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

19. Lion dance is performed during Chinese New Year in Yangon, Myanmar, February 5. REUTERS/Ann Wang

20. People perform Chinese Lion dance in Chinatown during the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, February 5. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

21. A woman sells seafood in a temporary night market to mark Chinese New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, February 4. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

22. A man burns incense sticks and prays for good fortune at Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Pig in Beijing, February 5. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

23. A man prays during Chinese Lunar New Year's eve at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 5. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

24. A man walks at Gede market decorated with lanterns during Chinese Lunar New Year's eve in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia, February 4. Antara Foto/Mohammad Ayudha/ via REUTERS

25. Performers from "Melodies Dance Studio" of Hong Kong take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

26. People rush to plant the first joss stick of the Lunar New Year of the Pig at the stroke of midnight at the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho temple in Singapore, February 4. REUTERS/Feline Lim

27. People walk inside a Chinese temple during the celebration of the Lunar New Year in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand, February 4. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

28. A woman sells souvenirs in Chinatown during the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, February 5. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

29. A man prays with joss sticks at the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho temple on the eve of the Lunar New Year of the Pig in Singapore, February 4. REUTERS/Feline Lim

30. A man sells balloons in Chinatown during the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, February 5. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

31. Performers from "Mahogany Arts Carnival" of Britain take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

32. Woman lights incense sticks as she prays during celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Pig at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 5. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

33. People mingle in Ditan Park on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Pig in Beijing, February 5. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

34. Performers from "Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders" of the U.S. take part in a Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong, February 5. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

35. A man burns incense sticks and prays for good fortune at Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Pig in Beijing, February 5. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

36. Villagers dressed as "Maogao" jump next to firecrackers during a celebration on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Pig, in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China February 5, 2019.