Lunar New Year celebrations around the world

People celebrate the year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in New York City, January 22. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

People march through a street during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year in London, Britain January 22. REUTERS/Toby Melville

A dragon dance performer greets a traveler from China at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

People attend the annual Chinatown Spring Festival Parade, as it returned after being cancelled two years in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic, amid Lunar New Year celebrations, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 22.  REUTERS/Jennifer...more

Members of the Chinese community wearing bunny ears wait to take part in a parade during Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit celebrations in Madrid, Spain, January 22. REUTERS/Susana Vera

People participate in the dragon parade during Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit celebrations in the Barrio Chino neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico January 22. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

A kid runs among white rabbit lanterns on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit at a temple in Samut Prakan, Thailand, January 22. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Worshippers wearing face masks make offerings of incense sticks while visiting a temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Taipei, Taiwan, January 22. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

People ride a double-decker bus through a street during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year in London, Britain January 22. REUTERS/Toby Melville

People march through a street during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year in London, Britain January 22. REUTERS/Toby Melville

A person walks underneath lanterns hung above the street for Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown, London, Britain, January 21. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

A worshipper wearing a face mask makes an offering of incense sticks ahead of the Lunar New Year at the Guandu Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, January 21. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Worshippers wearing face masks make their first offerings inside the Wong Tai Sin Temple, a moment before the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, China, January 21. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A Chinese lion dance is performed in the streets of Chinatown for the Lunar New Year in London, Britain, January 21.    REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

A worshipper prays during the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve at Amurva Bhumi Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

People sit in a restaurant during Spring Festival and Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, January 23. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

People attend the annual Chinatown Spring Festival Parade, as it returned after being cancelled two years in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic, amid Lunar New Year celebrations, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 22.  REUTERS/Jennifer...more

A child gives a red envelope containing money to a lion dance performer during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in New York City, January 22. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

People visit the Yu Garden on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in Shanghai, China, January 22. REUTERS/Aly Song

Worshippers light incense sticks during the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve at Amurva Bhumi Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

A dragon dance group performs in Manila's Chinatown during Chinese Lunar New Year, in Manila, Philippines, January 22. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

A man wearing a costume attends a parade during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year in London, Britain January 22. REUTERS/Toby Melville

People march through a street during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year in London, Britain January 22. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Worshippers wearing face masks make offerings of incense sticks while visiting a temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Taipei, Taiwan January 22. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

A Chinese lion dance is performed in Chinatown during Lunar New Year celebrations in London, Britain, January 21. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Worshippers wearing face masks rush to make their first offerings inside the Wong Tai Sin Temple, a moment before the Lunar New Year, in Hong Kong, China, January 21. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

People make offerings on Lunar New Year's Eve at a temple in China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa