Welcoming The Year Of The Tiger

Today, February 14, 2010 is the 1st day of the Lunar New Year. According to Chinese zodiac, this year is the year of the Tiger. Lunar New Year is celebrated by Chinese, Vietnamese and Koreans all over the world. In China, this celebration is called Spring Festival, in Vietnam it is called Tet while the Koreans call this new year as Seollal, elsewhere in South East Asia, Europe and other parts of the world, it is often known as Chinese New Year.

For those who are celebrating this Lunar New Year, i wish you Happy New Year.
Enjoy, the following snapshots of Chinese New Year celebration held all over the world.

Performers in a temple fair in Temple Of Heaven in Beijing, China on the 1st day of Chinese New Year
















Foreigner join in the celebration of Chinese New Year by lighting fireworks in Beijing, China
















A lion dance being performed during Chinese New Year celebration in Beijing, China
















Worshippers pray in a temple in Lanzhou, China on the 1st day of Chinese New Year
















Visitors tour a temple fair decorated with lanterns in Beijing, China on the 1st day of Chinese New Year

















Crowds gather in Hague, Netherlands to participate in a Chinese New Year parade


























People braved cold to watch and participate in a Chinese New Year celebration in Stockholm, Sweden




















Children perform in a Lunar New Year celebration in Pyongyang, North Korea

















Locals enjoy watching and participating in a dragon dance performance held in conjunction of Chinese New Year in Sao Paolo, Brazil

















A Chinese new year gala show held in conjunction of Chinese New Year in Kiev, Ukraine


















Times Square in New York, USA sends out a giant Chinese New Year greeting























The whole of Singapore is lit up with lanterns and colorful lights to celebrate Chinese New Year & God of Longevity giving out gifts to zoo visitors in Singapore



















The city of Hanoi in Vietnam lit up in colorful lights to usher the Vietnamese New Year ( Tet ) and worshippers praying in a temple in Hanoi, Vietnam on the 1st day of the new year





















Vietnamese enjoy a new year street show and a display of fireworks on the eve of Lunar New Year in Hanoi

























A temple ceremony to mark the Lunar New Year ( Tet ) in Hanoi, Vietnam
















Chinese New Year celebrations held in the largest shopping mall, SM Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines

























Children perform in Chinese New Year show in Moscow, Russia













Worshippers all over Taiwan flocked to temples to pray on the 1st day of Chinese New Year
















Lion dance performed to a street crowd for Chinese New Year celebration in Sydney, Australia























A Chinese new year performance held in Helsinki, Finland

















Lively performances held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Madrid, Spain

















Indonesian children waiting for their turn to perform dragon dance for the Chinese New Year celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia & a worker lights up giant joss sticks in a temple in Jakarta on the 1st day of Chinese New Year ( Imlek )


















Worshippers pray in a temple in Medan, Indonesia on the 1st day of Chinese New Year
















Colorful Chinese New Year celebration in Bangkok, Thailand & 2 tiger cubs were dressed in Chinese traditional costumes in a zoo in Chonburi to usher the Year Of The Tiger



















Children receiving gifts in a Chinese New Year celebration in Sofia, Bulgaria
















People watching a lion dance performance, held in conjuction of Chinese New Year in Southampton, England

















Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver, Canada



















A lion dance performance to greet the new year in Athens, Greece














Member of Chinese peacekeeper troop sending new year greetings from Port Au Prince, Haiti
















Worshippers pray in a temple on the 1st day of Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

















Acrobats perform in a Chinese New Year show in Nairobi, Kenya























The annual Chinese New Year Gala Show ( held for the 4th year ) in Valletta, Malta


















Lion dance and dragon dance being performed in Paris, France to celebrate Chinese New Year

















A man prays in the Kuan Kung Temple in Panama City, Panama on the 1st day of Chinese New Year and a lion dance roamed the street of Panama City to usher the Year Of The Tiger