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

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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

Published: January 22, 2023 14:18 Gulf News Report

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Copy of 2023-01-22T071956Z_1171826209_RC2DVY9J7CGS_RTRMADP_3_LUNAR-NEWYEAR-CHINA-1674382568068 — 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. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 888657-01-02-1674382602536 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 889242-01-02-1674382562066 — 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) Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 889244-01-02-1674382559416 — 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) Image Credit: AFP

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20232201 jakarta — A worshipper prays during the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve at Amurva Bhumi Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 888074-01-02-1674382616391 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-01-22T060151Z_1040182748_RC2FVY9ETH7M_RTRMADP_3_LUNAR-NEWYEAR-THAILAND-1674382583034 — People gather at a Taoist temple to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of China_Asia_Lunar_New_Year_96803--5258c-1674382609663 — 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. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2023-01-22T060617Z_489123194_RC2DVY9111IE_RTRMADP_3_LUNAR-NEWYEAR-TAIWAN-1674382577526 — 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. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 888960-01-02-1674382570922 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-01-22T060652Z_808592061_RC2EVY9QNH89_RTRMADP_3_LUNAR-NEWYEAR-TAIWAN-1674382574777 — 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. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of APTOPIX_Hong_Kong_Lunar_New_Year_81790--71375-1674382613339 — Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2023-01-22T055651Z_599059036_RC2FVY9QEY9S_RTRMADP_3_LUNAR-NEWYEAR-THAILAND-1674382587014 — A family poses for a picture outside their house as they gather to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 889241-01-02-1674382564983 — 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) Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 888683-01-02-1674382597952 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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