Excited spectators pack streets for Hong Kong Lunar New Year night parade

Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district is packed with spectators as locals and tourists stake out prime viewing spots ahead of the city’s annual Lunar New Year float parade, with festivities to mark the Year of the Horse getting into full swing. The Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade begins at 8pm on Tuesday with an East-meets-West street party featuring dozens of local and overseas performers, but many people arrived hours in advance. Transport worker Clarence Lam, 45, arrived on...

By Wynna Wong,Theodora Yu

Prayers, fireworks and fairs: Millions celebrate Lunar New Year across East Asia

Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday – alongside 21st-century humanoid robots. The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, succeeding the Year of the Snake. Crowds descended on popular temples to burn incense and pray for happiness and success in the coming year. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China and some other East Asian nations and is celebrated outside the region, too.

By FRANCE24

Video: Millions celebrate Lunar New Year ushering in the Year of the Horse

Hundreds of millions of people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Watch Lunar New Year celebrations around the world

Millions of people around the world are celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year, with festivities taking place from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires.