"From Beijing to Hong Kong to Moscow, people celebrate Lunar New Year with cultural events and vibrant displays. People are celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and street festivals to welcome the Year of the Fire Horse. Crowds thronged temples and festivals across Asia and beyond on Monday night, continuing into Tuesday. Devotees in Hong Kong lined up at midnight to light incense and offer their New Year wishes."
"At a Hong Kong temple, the air filled with fragrant incense as participants engaged in the traditional midnight ritual of making New Year wishes. Devotees bowed repeatedly, holding bundles of incense sticks before placing them in designated containers outside the temple hall. The celebrations went beyond Asia. In the Russian capital, Moscow, visitors sampled Chinese delicacies from market stalls and strolled through snow-covered streets adorned with red lanterns and dragon decorations, as the city launched a two-week celebration."
Celebrations marked the transition from the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Horse in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Crowds thronged temples and festivals across Asia and diaspora communities, performing prayers, burning incense, and engaging in midnight rituals. In Hong Kong, devotees lined up at midnight to light incense, bow repeatedly, and place bundles of incense in designated containers. Taiwan worshippers rang symbolic 108 bells and presented floral offerings. Vietnam held musical countdowns and spectacular fireworks during Tet festivities. Beijing visitors burned incense at popular temples, and the CCTV Spring Festival gala featured children and robot martial arts performances. Moscow and Buenos Aires hosted lanterns, dragon dances and market fairs.
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