How the Chinese New Year walks the planet, and why it is called the lunar

If we have long celebrated the New Year holidays, then for the people of China they are in full swing. For them, the New Year came on February 5, and today most of the Chinese have reunited with their families for several days off.

Today this holiday is celebrated not only in China, but also in many Asian countries. It spread throughout the planet: immigrants brought this tradition with them.

Lantern Festival, Shanghai, China

Family Goes to New Year's Eve Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A man buys Christmas decorations, Jakarta, Indonesia

Street decorated for the holidays with figurines of pigs, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Traditional New Year's Nut Seller, Taipei, Taiwan

Girls getting ready for performance at New Year's event, Java, Indonesia

People pick flowers on Lunar New Year's Eve, New York, USA

Chinese dresses are sold in the Thai market, Bangkok, Thailand

Girls in traditional costumes - the last preparations for a photo shoot, Beijing, China

Pig-shaped lanterns set shortly before the Lunar New Year in Sydney, Australia

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