Lunar New Year celebrated around the world - in pictures

From New York to Macau, the Asian diaspora rings in the Year of the Rabbit

A Chinese Lunar New Year parade in Milan, Italy on Sunday, January 22. AFP

Celebrations in New York City's Chinatown. Reuters

A woman wears rabbit ears to celebrate the year of the rabbit at the River Hongbao festival in Singapore. EPA

A 238-metre dragon at the A-Ma Temple in Macau. AFP

Dressed for the occasion on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown. Getty

A performer in the Milan parade. AFP

A Chinese thousand hands dancer at Sam Poo Kong temple in Semarang, Indonesia. Getty

A child throws red joss paper with new year wishes on to the Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree in Hong Kong. Getty

The Lisboa Casino in Macau. EPA

A Chinese New Year parade in London. Reuters

Sydney Peng, 19, performs a Chinese opera dance in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. AP

Taipei city mayor Wayne Chiang prays at a temple on the first day of Lunar New Year celebrations. AP

A girl holds a model of a gold ingot in Expo Garden, Wuhan. Getty

Celebrations in Ditan Park, Beijing. EPA

Celebrations marked the beginning of the year of the rabbit. EPA

Aceh Lion Dance group performs in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA

Dragon dance preparations in Macau. EPA

A temple in Yangon, Myanmar. EPA

A temple in Taipei, Taiwan. EPA

People offer food and pray at the Taipei temple. EPA

Guiyuan Temple in Wuhan. Getty

Burning incense sticks in Yangon's Chinatown. AFP

A temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP

North Korean refugees at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea. AP

Statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang. AP

A bridge decorated with lanterns in a park in Beijing. AP

Women burn incense in Bali, Indonesia. Getty

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