Today marks the start of the Lunar New Year 2022, the Year of the Tiger. People around the world are ushering in the new year with displays of fireworks, family get-togethers, temple visits, and street festivals, though in a still-limited capacity, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Collected here are images from several countries where revelers are welcoming the Year of the Tiger.
Lunar New Year 2022
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![A young person wearing a tiger costume makes a fierce face during a parade.]()
Read moreMembers of the Scottish Chinese community take part in the Edinburgh Chinese New Year Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, on January 30, 2022. Chinese New Year in Edinburgh has become one of the largest celebrations of its kind in Scotland. #
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![A man is seen kneeling before a small fire in a compound beside a tall religious statue.]()
Read moreA Balinese Chinese man burns incense papers during a prayer to celebrate Chinese New Year at Vihara Satya Dharma on January 31, 2022, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. #
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Read moreDancers perform a traditional Chinese dragon dance in Paris's Eighth Arrondissement as part of celebrations to mark Chinese New Year and the Year of the Tiger on February 1, 2022, in Paris, France. #
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![Several people say prayers while holding burning incense.]()
Read moreChinese worshippers pray to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a temple in Bali, Indonesia, on February 1, 2022. #
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![A giant puppet of a dragon is seen mounted on a motorized support vehicle.]()
Read moreA robotic installation of Kylin (or Qilin), from Chinese myth, attracts onlookers on Chinese New Year, February 1, 2022, in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China. #
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Read moreA woman walks past lantern decorations inside a shopping mall, ahead of the Lunar New Year, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 29, 2022. #
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![A woman takes a selfie with Chinese Lunar New Year decorations.]()
Read moreA woman takes a selfie with Lunar New Year decorations at Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Buddhist Temple in Jenjarom, Malaysia, on January 28, 2022. #
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![People stand on a balcony near a dragon statue at night.]()
Read morePeople stand on a balcony near a dragon statue during Lunar New Year celebrations in the Kapasan Chinese village on February 1, 2022, in Surabaya, Indonesia. #
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![People gather in a circle around dragon dancers in a street.]()
Read moreMembers of the Chinese community take part in Lunar New Year celebrations in Kolkata, India, on February 1, 2022. #
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![A woman prays at a shrine holding burning incense.]()
Read moreA woman prays at a shrine to mark the start of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger in Bangkok on February 1, 2022. #
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![People visit a large illuminated dragon structure.]()
Read moreResidents visit a lantern show ahead of the Lunar New Year in Xi'an, in China's northern Shaanxi province, on January 29, 2022. #
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Read morePeople watch fireworks during a Lunar New Year celebration at Kapasan Chinese village in Surabaya, Indonesia, on February 1, 2022. #
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![People dance with a dragon puppet among a shower of sparks.]()
Read moreFolk artists perform a dragon dance in the splash of molten iron in the ancient town of Ciqikou ahead of the Lunar New Year, in Chongqing, China, on January 28, 2022. #
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![A woman releases several small birds from a cage.]()
Read moreA woman releases birds as people celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year in Surabaya on February 1, 2022. #
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![People gather in a street to watch dragon dancers.]()
Read morePeople watch street performers in Chinatown during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year in London, England, on February 1, 2022. #
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![Several people perform a dragon dance in a courtyard.]()
Read morePeople perform a dragon dance during a Lunar New Year celebration at Vihara Dharmayana in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, on January 31, 2022. #
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![Devotees light incense sticks at a temple.]()
Read moreDevotees light incense sticks at a temple to mark the start of the Lunar New Year in Ta Khmau, Kandal province, Cambodia, on February 1, 2022. #
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![A small parade of costumed performers dances down a street.]()
Read morePeople celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger in Panama City, Panama, on February 1, 2022. #
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![People pray at a temple, among many tall incense sticks.]()
Read moreWorshippers make early-morning offerings of joss sticks and pray at a temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 1, 2022, in Hong Kong, China. #
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