Chinese diaspora celebrates Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year in 2016 marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar. A member of the Chinese community lights incense inside a temple as she prays during the celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year in Kolkata, February 8, 2016. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Feb 08, 2016 7:50 PM IST

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The Lunar New Year in 2016 marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar. A member of the Chinese community lights incense inside a temple as she prays during the celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year in Kolkata, February 8, 2016. (REUTERS)

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People of Chinese origin in Kolkata celebrate the Lunar New Year on Monday. (PTI)

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A member (C) of the Chinese community watches as performers carrying lion masks arrive to take part in the celebrations in Kolkata, February 8, 2016. (REUTERS)

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A performer takes part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong on February 8, 2016. (AP)

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A Chinese dancer dressed in traditional costume performs a dance during a temple fair in Beijing, Monday, February 8, 2016. (AP)

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A man performs a lion dance outside a restaurant during celebrations in Chinatown in Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2016. (REUTERS)

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Dragon dancers make their way through a crowd to perform on Monday at Chinatown district in Manila, Philippines. (AP)

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A girl rides on a child’s scooter under decorations for a temple fair ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year (February 8) at Ditan Park in Beijing on February 2, 2016. (AP)

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People walk past an entrance gate of Ditan Park decorated with red lanterns ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing. (AP)

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Malaysian craftsmen give finishing touches to traditional lion-head masks at a workshop in Subang on February 2, 2016. (AFP)

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Indonesians of Chinese descent browse for decorations in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 2, 2016. (AP)

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A worker cleans a dragon at the Boen Tek Bio temple in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, February 1, 2016. (REUTERS)

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People walk past giant lanterns on display at The Float, Marina Bay in Singapore on February 1, 2016. Singapore’s majority Chinese population will celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Monkey on February 8 and 9. (AFP)

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A worker prepares to set up Chinese lanterns to decorate on a street in Beijing. The new year date differs from the Gregorian calendar each year. It generally falls between January 21 and February 20 from the Gregorian calendar. (AP)

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Tourists walk past a giant lantern in the shape of the monkey god at The Float, Marina Bay in Singapore on February 1, 2016. (AFP)

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A man prepares to release three golden carp from a bowl at Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hanoi on February 1, 2016 as Vietnamese celebrate Kitchen God Day in preparation for the Lunar New Year, or Tet, celebrations. (AFP)