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Worshippers holding incense sticks pray at a temple ahead of the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, in Hong Kong, China February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Lam Yik TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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A worshipper prays during the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve, Year of the Dragon at Amurva Bhumi Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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A woman eats while standing in an alley during the Lunar New Year's eve in Chinatown Bangkok, Thailand February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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A child reacts as a performer does the Lion Dance at the Sam Poo Kong temple ahead of the Lunar New Year in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia, February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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A woman poses for pictures near decorations, welcoming the Lunar New Year, at a shopping mall in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia, February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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A worker prepares red lanterns to be hung inside the Tay Kak Sie temple, ahead of the Lunar New Year, in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia, February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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A woman poses for a picture during the Lunar New Year's eve in Yaowarat road in Chinatown Bangkok, Thailand February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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Worshipers clean Buddha statues ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at the Amurva Bhumi temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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A 40-meter-long dragon sculpture hangs from the roof of a shopping mall, as part of festive decorations welcoming the Lunar New Year 2024, Year of the Dragon, in Singapore February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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A girl looks, as divers perform a dragon dance ahead of the Lunar New Year celebration at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, February 6, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Dancers carry a Chinese dragon as people offer money, during the Lunar New Year's eve in Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A dancer performs during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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A girl prays at Wat Mangkon temple during the Lunar New Year's eve in Chinatown Bangkok, Thailand February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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Dancers perform a dragon dance during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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People have dinner on the street in Chinatown during the Lunar New Year's eve in Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A woman shops ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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A man stands below a Chinese dragon head during the Lunar New Year's eve in Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A woman works at a shop in a flower market, in preparation for Lunar New Year celebrations, which will welcome the Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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A boy is carried in a cart as people walk on the street in Chinatown during the Lunar New Year's Eve in Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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People shop at a Lunar New Year market in Taipei, Taiwan February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang
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Workers hang lantern decorations on a tree, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, at a park in Beijing, China January 30, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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