Photos: Lunar New Year celebrated around the world
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Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Worshippers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus burn joss sticks as they pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to celebrate the Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world A Vietnamese family arrives to offer prayers at the Tran Quoc Pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas in Hanoi on February 12, 2021 on the first day of Lunar New Year or Tet celebrations. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Devotees light incense sticks at a temple to mark the start of the Lunar New Year in Ta Khmao, Kandal province on February 12, 2021. (TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Ethnic Chinese worshippers light joss sticks during the Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in the China Town area of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Worshippers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, burn joss sticks as they pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to celebrate the Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world An ethnic Chinese man wearing lights joss stick during the Lunar New Year celebration at a temple in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Divers perform an underwater lion dance at the KLCC Aquaria during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world A woman wearing a protective mask prays at the Thean Hou Temple during first day of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. The movement control order (MCO) currently enforced across the country to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, has been extended to Feb. 18, effectively covering the Chinese New Year festival that falls on Feb. 12 this year. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Ethnic Chinese worshippers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak pray during the Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in the China Town area of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb.12, 2021. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Buddhist monks wait to make an offering to performers with the JL Lion Dance Sports Association during a Lunar New Year celebration at Dao Quang Temple on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Garland, Texas. The celebration marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Anna Lee, 9, stands next to lion dancers during a Lunar New Year celebration at Dao Quang Temple on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Garland, Texas. The celebration marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world A man shows his traditional clothing as he walks through China Town in London, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The Chinese New Year, which will be the Year of the Ox, will start on Friday Feb. 12, but due to the coronavirus pandemic many celebrations have been cancelled. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Buddhist monks watch and wait to make an offering to performers with the JL Lion Dance Sports Association during a Lunar New Year celebration at Dao Quang Temple on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Garland, Texas. The celebration marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus takes a photo under red lanterns decorated along an alley in celebration of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. China appeared to be on pace for a slower than normal Lunar New Year travel rush this year after authorities discouraged people from traveling over the holiday to help maintain the nation's control over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world A worker moves giant candles in preparation for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at Amurva Bhumi temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Lunar New Year celebrated around the world Women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under red lanterns hanging along an alley near the Houhai Lake in celebration of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. China appeared to be on pace for a slower than normal Lunar New Year travel rush this year after authorities discouraged people from traveling over the holiday to help maintain the nation's control over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
