Year of the Rooster: China marks Lunar New Year with prayers, incense, fireworks

A man lights incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Darren Whiteside/REUTERS)

Updated on: Jan 29, 2017 2:03 PM IST

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A man lights incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Darren Whiteside/REUTERS)

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The statue of Christ the Redeemer is illuminated in red in honor of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Ueslei Marcelino/REUTERS)

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A man looks at his phone as fireworks explode on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. (REUTERS)

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Citizens celebrate China's Lunar New Year with fireworks early morning, in Beijing, China. (Reuters)

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A man prays with incense sticks at the Longhua temple in Shanghai. China marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rooster. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Residents of China’s capital woke on Saturday to dense, choking smog after many set off a barrage of fireworks overnight to ring in the Lunar New Year, despite limits and public admonitions against such displays in the congested city. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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A man prays during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Darren Whiteside/REUTERS)

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Dancers perform a lion dance in front of a temple as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in China Town, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan. (/Kim Kyung-HoonREUTERS)

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A dancer is seen inside of a Chinese lion's head during the Lunar New Year's eve celebration in Chinatown, in Bangkok, Thailand. (REUTERS)

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A man prays with incense sticks at the Longhua temple in Shanghai. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Performers take a part in a re-enactment of an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony as the Lunar New Year of the Rooster is celebrated at the temple fair at Ditan Park (the Temple of Earth), in Beijing, China. (Damir Sagolj/REUTERS)

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People perform a dragon dance to celebrate China's Lunar New Year in Dabu County, Guangdong province, China. (REUTERS)

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Temple visitors give red packets to the lion dance troupe during the lion dance performance on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Lim Huey Teng/AP)

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In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 photo, chicken feet snacks shop owner Leung Kin-kung, left, and his wife Leung pack chicken feet takeaway for customer in Hong Kong. Saturday marks the start of the lunar Year of the Rooster and families in China will reunite for festivities, fireworks and food. While tradition calls for feasting on “auspicious” foods, many will also munch on staple snacks like phoenix claws, the Chinese name for chicken feet. (Vincent Yu/AP)

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A woman releases birds for good luck during Lunar New Year celebrations at Dharma Bhakti temple in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Darren Whiteside/REUTERS)

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People burn incense sticks and pray for good fortune at Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Beijing, China. (Damir Sagolj/REUTERS)

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People, some wearing face mask against pollution, follow performers during a re-enactment of an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony as the Lunar New Year of the Rooster is celebrated at the temple fair at Ditan Park (the Temple of Earth), in Beijing, China. (Damir Sagolj/REUTERS)

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A woman holds incense sticks in front of paramilitary policemen providing security as people gather at Yonghegong Lama Temple to pray for good fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Beijing, China. (Damir Sagolj/REUTERS)