Year of the Rabbit: See how Lunar New Year is celebrated in Asian countries

Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle

Last updated: January 22, 2023 | 14:50

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People light incense sticks to pray for good fortune at Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple) on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in Beijing, China, January 22, 2023.

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People pray to mark the start of the Lunar New Year in Surabaya on January 22, 2023, which ushers in the Year of the Rabbit.

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People try to catch lai see (red envelope) and goodies being thrown by employees of a grocery store during lunar new year celebrations in the Chinatown area of Manila on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

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Dragon and lion dance groups perform along a street during lunar new year celebrations in the Chinatown area of Manila on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

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A worshipper prays during the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve at Amurva Bhumi Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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People pray at a temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of island on January 22, 2023.

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People gather at a Taoist temple to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023.

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A path decorated with lanterns at a public park in Beijing on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

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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, 2023.

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People light incense sticks on the first day of the lunar new year at Sin Sze Si Ya temple in Kuala Lumpur on January 22, 2023.

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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, 2023.

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Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong.

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A family poses for a picture outside their house as they gather to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023.

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Members of a Chinese dragon dance group perform during lunar new year celebrations in the Chinatown area of Manila on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

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A man pray inside a Chinese temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Yangon's Chinatown on January 22, 2023 which ushers in the Year of the Rabbit.

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