Photos: Asia welcomes the Year of the Snake

Communities throughout Asia have been preparing for the annual Lunar New Year holiday.

Jan 28, 2025 - 17:00
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Photos: Asia welcomes the Year of the Snake

Communities throughout Asia have been preparing for the annual Lunar New Year holiday. This time around, it falls on Jan. 29.

Performers create sparks with molten steel at a lantern festival in Nantong, China, Jan. 27, 2025.
Performers create sparks with molten steel at a lantern festival in Nantong, China, Jan. 27, 2025.
(AFP)
A tourist poses in front of incense sticks drying in Quang Phu Cau village near Hanoi on Jan. 21, 2025.
A tourist poses in front of incense sticks drying in Quang Phu Cau village near Hanoi on Jan. 21, 2025.
(NHAC NGUYEN, Nhac Nguyen/AFP)
A contestant takes part in an annual spring couplets contest in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Jan. 11, 2025.
A contestant takes part in an annual spring couplets contest in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Jan. 11, 2025.
(Ann Wang/Reuters)
Worshippers offer burning incense at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong, Jan. 29, 2025.
Worshippers offer burning incense at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong, Jan. 29, 2025.
(Chan Long Hei/AP)
Chinese performers wait to take part in a celebration in Yangon on Jan. 25, 2025.
Chinese performers wait to take part in a celebration in Yangon on Jan. 25, 2025.
(AFP)
Dog owners treat their pets to a special Lunar New Year meal of shredded chicken and lettuce at Kong Shan Yunnan Bistro restaurant in Shanghai, China, Jan. 25, 2025.
Dog owners treat their pets to a special Lunar New Year meal of shredded chicken and lettuce at Kong Shan Yunnan Bistro restaurant in Shanghai, China, Jan. 25, 2025.
(Go Nakamura, Go Nakamura/Reuters)
Ethnic Chinese people in Cambodia perform a dragon dance on Jan. 28, 2025, in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh.
Ethnic Chinese people in Cambodia perform a dragon dance on Jan. 28, 2025, in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh.
(Heng Sinith, Heng Sinith/AP)
A vendor arranges prosperity decorations at her booth at a New Year bazaar in Beijing, Jan. 13, 2025.
A vendor arranges prosperity decorations at her booth at a New Year bazaar in Beijing, Jan. 13, 2025.
(Andy Wong, Andy Wong/AP)
Customers browse in a shop at a New Year’s market in Yangon’s Chinatown, Jan. 21, 2025.
Customers browse in a shop at a New Year’s market in Yangon’s Chinatown, Jan. 21, 2025.
(RFA)
A vendor hangs a roasted pig for sale at a market in Phnom Penh on Jan. 28, 2025.
A vendor hangs a roasted pig for sale at a market in Phnom Penh on Jan. 28, 2025.
(TANG CHHIN SOTHY, Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP)

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