Lunar New Year, known as the Spring Festival in China, is celebrated in Asia and beyond, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake.
In China, crowds of people rang bells and threw coins into containers shaped like gold bars for good luck. Others ate traditional snacks and took pictures. In Malaysia, the New Year was welcomed with fireworks near the Guan Di temple in the capital Kuala Lumpur.
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Traditionally, Chinese people hold a family dinner at home on New Year’s Eve. On Lunar New Year, many visit temples to pray and attend fairs to enjoy performances, buy snacks and themed merchandise.
Many Chinese take advantage of extended holidays to travel both at home and abroad. The most popular overseas destinations this year were Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia and the United States.
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This time the Chinese government curtailed unofficial celebrations by outlawing noisy firecrackers.