Year of the Rat
Published: 23 Jan 2020, 04:50 pm
People perform a traditional Chinese lion dance to introduce Chinese culture ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia.
A Vietnamese farmer waits for customers ahead of the Vietnamese "Tet" (Lunar New Year festival) in a peach blossom flowers field in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 21, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Members from a lion dance crew make their way through traffic as the greet people on the streets ahead of Chinese New Year in Yangon, Myanmar, January 20, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A staff member hangs decoration for a lantern arch at a park ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China January 19, 2020. Photo: China Daily via Reuters
Visitors are seen next to a light installation during a light show ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Handan, Hebei province, China January 19, 2020. Photo: China Daily via Reuters
People shop for merchandises at a street market ahead of the Lunar New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 18, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Visitors walk past a topiary-like sculpture of a rat in traditional Chinese attire at the annual Dahlia Dreams floral display which showcases plant sculptures of the 12 zodiac animals to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Rat at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, January 19, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A giant panda cub plays with a stuffed toy mouse during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of Rat, at Shenshuping panda base in Wolong, Sichuan province, China January 17, 2020. Photo: China Daily via Reuters
Also referred to as the Spring Festival in mainland China, the Chinese New Year is one of the several Lunar New Years of Asia. It is celebrated by ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese people worldwide.
It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon of the lunar calendar, 15 days later. The New Year is dedicated to the Rat.