Asian communities around the world joyfully celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Dragon.
VietNamNet•12/02/2024
Lion dance troupes and folk dancers perform in a park in Beijing, China, on the first day of the Year of the Dragon (Lunar New Year). Photo: Reuters
Artists participate in a New Year's parade in Hong Kong, China. Photo: Strait Times. People watch the New Year's Eve fireworks display at Gardens by the Bay in central Singapore. Photo: Strait Times. People line up to enter a temple in Taipei, Taiwan (China). Photo: EPA-EFE. People visit Wat Mangkon Kamalawat temple in Yaowarat, Bangkok, Thailand, during the first days of the Year of the Dragon to pray for good fortune and peace. Photo: Bangkok Post.
A crowd watches a dragon dance celebrating the Year of the Dragon in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Strait Times.
A spectacular lion and dragon dance performance in Binondo, Chinatown in Manila, Philippines. Photo: Reuters. People watch a lion and dragon dance performance at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters. A dragon dance performance celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Dragon by the Asian community in Lima, Peru. Photo: Reuters. A man watches a traditional lion dance performance in Kolkata, India. Photo: Strait Times New Year's celebrations at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Strait Times.
Images of people around the world bustling with celebrations for the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Dragon.
People in many countries around the world, including some Western nations, organized a series of celebratory activities to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Dragon.
The legend of the 'Nien' creature and the origin of Lunar New Year.
The following story will partly explain why people in some Eastern countries celebrate Lunar New Year.
Why do Hong Kong people eat so many oysters during the Lunar New Year?
In the traditional New Year's feasts and banquets of Hong Kong (China), dishes made from dried oysters, also known as sun-dried oysters, are an indispensable part of the meal.
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