In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year - BBC News

A billion people in countries around the world - mostly in Asia - greet the Year of the Dragon.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsLunar New YearImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dragon dancers performed at a park in BeijingSaturday 10 February marked the start of Lunar New Year, and more than a billion people in countries around the world have been saying farewell to the Year of the Rabbit and welcoming the Year of the Dragon.

Lunar New Year is typically celebrated in parts of Asia - notably China, South Korea and Vietnam - but it is also celebrated by diaspora communities around the world such as in Europe and the US.

Fireworks, music, fairs, lanterns, dragon and lion dancing filled streets across Asia as locals began celebrations that typically last about 15 days.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Participants from the Granada Masskara Dance group from the Philippines took part in a parade in Hong KongImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A performer breathed fire during celebrations in ManilaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, People in Bangkok headed to the temple of Yaowarat Chinatown to prayImage source, HENRY NICHOLLS/GETTY IMAGESImage caption, A Chinese lion dance team entertained the crowd in central LondonImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, People took to the streets of Philadelphia to celebrateImage source, EPAImage caption, People left food offerings in a temple in Taipei, Taiwan.

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