Global Parties Welcome Lunar New Year [Photos]

Members of the Chinese community perform a lion dance as they celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Monkey in Kolkata, India, on February 8, 2016.

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An ethnic Malaysian-Chinese devotee burns incense for good luck at the Sin Sze Si Ya Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur's popular Chinatown area on February 8, 2016. Some 25 percent of Malaysia's 29 million people are ethnic Chinese and celebrate the Lunar New Year, this year marking the Year of the Monkey.

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Divers wear costumes as they perform at an aquarium prior to the upcoming spring festival at a zoo in Beijing, China, February 4, 2016.

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A lion dancer receives a red envelope, called "ang pao," containing money, during a celebration of the Chinese New Year in Manila's Chinatown in the Philippines on February 8, 2016.

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Ethnic Malaysian-Chinese devotees arrive at the Thean Hou temple decorated with red lanterns in Kuala Lumpur on February 7, 2016, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year marks the start of the Year of the Monkey on February 8.

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A child plays beneath lanterns at a temple decorated to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 7, 2016.

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Members of the Chinese community perform a lion dance as they take part in the celebrations marking the Chinese New Year in Kolkata, India, February 8, 2016.

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A performer takes part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar.

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People look at the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations parade for the beginning of the Year of the Monkey in Brussels, Belgium, on February 6, 2016.

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People burn incense and pray for good fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Monkey at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, China, on February 8, 2016.

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Women pray at a temple during Chinese New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 8, 2016.

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Fireworks burst over the New York skyline, where the Empire State Building is lit in red and gold in honor of the Chinese Lunar New Year, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, on February 6, 2016.

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Global Parties Welcome Lunar New Year [Photos]

From Beijing to Brussels to Manhattan, cities around the world use parades, parties, fireworks, and even underwater festivities to mark the new Lunar New Year.

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