Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Welcoming the Year of the Pig

More than a billion people across the world have begun celebrating the Lunar New Year and the welcome of the Year of the Pig, which starts on February 05:









Suckling pig featured in a Chinese New Year Eve reunion dinner in a restaurant in Ipoh, Malaysia.











A worshipper in Bangkok's Chinatown in Thailand 










Worshippers at Wong Tai Sin temple in Kowloon, Hong Kong rushed to burn the first incense on Monday 









A giant inflatable pig at the launch of the Chinese Year of the Pig Festival at Chatswood in Sydney, Australia 










In Bangkok, Thailand, performers dressed up as pigs to celebrate the Lunar New Year 












In Bali, Indonesia, dancers perform the lion dance (simplified Chinese: 舞狮; traditional Chinese: 舞獅; pinyin: wǔshī) at a temple 

















Caishen (simplified Chinese: 财神; traditional Chinese: 財神; literally: "God of Wealth"), the Chinese god of prosperity makes an appearance at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur in KL, Malaysia, February 05, 2019













Iconic buildings like the Sydney Opera House in Australia were lit up with red lights to celebrate the entry of the new year

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