Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world, and the phases of the moon, not the calendar, mark the beginning of 2024. This year's Chinese New Year was on his February 10th.
Chinese New Year is based on the lunisolar calendar, and the year begins when the second new moon (following the winter solstice) marks the beginning of the new year. This day is considered one of the most important days in Chinese culture, and families gather together to celebrate and eat together.
This year is the Year of the Dragon, the fifth of the 12-year animal cycle in the Chinese calendar. People born in the year of the Dragon are believed to have more power, luck, and success than other animals, so China tends to have more lunar birthdays.
However, Lunar New Year is not only celebrated in China. Here's how people around the world rated this event.
Wuhan, China
Children touch a traditional dragon head to pray for blessings after a performance on the second night of the Spring Festival in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, February 11, 2024.Photo courtesy: Getty Images
Seoul, South Korea
Korean performers wearing traditional costumes participate in traditional games to pray for good luck during the Lunar New Year at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, on February 11, 2024. Korean people travel from big cities to their hometowns during the Lunar New Year holiday to pay respects to the spirits of their ancestors.Photo provided by: Jung Sung-joon/Getty Images
london, united kingdom
Costumed performers entertain the audience at the 2024 Chinese New Year Dragon Parade in London, England. Photo credit: Loredana Sangiuliano/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images
Hong Kong
People enjoy fireworks at Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong on February 11, 2024, the second day of Lunar New Year. Hong Kong celebrated Lunar New Year with a huge fireworks show at Victoria Harbour. Photo provided by: Hou Yu/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
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Yen Bai, Vietnam
A couple in traditional costumes dance to celebrate Vietnamese New Year, or Tet, in Yen Bai province, northern Vietnam, February 12, 2024. Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images
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bangkok, thailand
Thai and Chinese people pray for good luck with incense sticks at a Chinese temple during Lunar New Year celebrations on February 10, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo credit: Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto/Getty Images
madrid, spain
Women in traditional costumes celebrate the Lunar New Year parade in the Usera neighborhood of Madrid, Spain. The Chinese community celebrated the beginning of the Year of the Dragon with a traditional parade along with the Spanish people. Photo credit: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket/Getty Images
Singapore
People watch as a pair of dragons formed by 1,500 drones rise into the sky at the Marina Bay Sands waterfront in Singapore on February 11, 2024. The show is called “The Legend of Dragon Gate” and is performed as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations. Photo credit: Suhaimi Abdullah/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Gauteng, South Africa
Children in traditional costumes celebrate the Lunar New Year and the arrival of the Year of the Dragon at the South Chinese Buddhist Temple in Bronkhorstspruit, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, February 11, 2024. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu/Getty Images
Beijing, China
People try to touch a dragon during a performance at a temple fair on February 11, 2024, on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, China. Photo by Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Qingdao, China
Front view of tourists enjoying colorful lanterns at the Golden Beach Beer City Lantern Fair in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on February 11, 2024. Photo credit: Zhang Jingang/VCG/Getty Images
toronto, canada
Performers dance during the Lunar New Year celebration at Chinatown Center in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2024. Photo by Mike Campbell/NurPhoto/Getty Images
