Lunar New Year Celebration 2022 - in Photos

Even though Covid-19 has eased travel plans, millions of people around the world are welcoming the Year of the Tiger.

14 PHOTOS

1. People walk under traditional lanterns the day before the start of the Lunar New Year in Beijing.

2. People pray on the eve of the lunar new year in Bogor, West Java.

3. Folk artists perform a dragon dance at the ancient city of Qiqikou ahead of the Lunar New Year in Chongqing, China.

4. Artists participate in the dance of the lion and tiger as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Sydney's Chinatown.

5. People walk past decorations for the Lunar New Year at Fo Guan Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

6. A visitor takes pictures of handmade fabric tiger dolls "Lihou" during an exhibition of folk culture dedicated to tigers at the Shanxi Archaeological Museum, Shanxi Province, China.

7. The artist is preparing to go on stage on Hay Street in Sydney's Chinatown, Australia.

8. Residents attend a lantern show ahead of the Lunar New Year in China's northern province of Shaanxi.

9. Kim Chi, owner of Huong Giang Kim Hoan Jewelers in Bankstown, Western Sydney, Australia.

10. A child watches an underwater dragon show at the Jakarta Aquarium and a safari in Jakarta, Indonesia.

11. A woman poses for a photo in traditional Chinese clothing at a temple in Bangkok's Chinatown.

12. A Thai worshiper poses for a photo at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand.

13. A lion dancer poses in Yamashitacho Park in Yokohama's Chinatown.

14. A girl among candles in a temple in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.