Published: 09:27, February 13, 2021 | Updated: 01:43, June 5, 2023
Chinese New Year celebrated around the world

People walk under festive decorations for the upcoming Lunar New Year outside a shopping mall in Bangkok on Feb 3, 2021. (MLADEN ANTONOV / AFP)

Divers perform an underwater lion dance at the KLCC Aquaria during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Feb 12, 2021. (VINCENT THIAN / AP)

A woman poses to have her picture taken beneath lanterns hung across the street to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Ox, in the Chinatown district of central London, Feb 12, 2021. (MATT DUNHAM / AP)

People shop at a supermarket in Chinatown in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 9, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Actors perform lion dance at the Royal Palace to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Feb 11, 2021. (GAO BINGNAN / XINHUA)

Chinese have a meal on the Spring Festival's Eve in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb 11, 2021. (CHONG VOON CHUNG / XINHUA)

People from the Chinese community are practicing a traditional lion dance event for the Chinese Lunar New Year at China Town in Kolkata, India, on Feb 9, 2021. (XINHUA / STRINGER)

Traditional Chinese dancers perform during the celebration of the Lunar New Year holiday in Chinatown on Feb 12, 2021 in New York City. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Traditional Chinese Opera performers from the Sai Yong Hong wear face shields as they entertain on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Bangkok on Feb 12, 2021. (LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

People walk along a street decorated with lanterns in Harbour City during Lunar New Year celebrations in Sydney on Feb 12, 2021. (WENDELL TEODORO / AFP)

People pray at a Chinese temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Surabaya, East Java on Feb 12, 2021. (JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP)

A Vietnamese family arrives to offer prayers at the Tran Quoc Pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas in Hanoi on Feb 12, 2021 on the first day of Lunar New Year or Tet celebrations. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)