From vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals in Bangkok, hundreds of millions across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Snake. Celebrations included traditional meals, performances, fireworks, and temple visits. The festivities saw a record-breaking number of people traveling back home for the holidays.
BEIJING : From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year this week, ushering in the Year of the Snake.
High streets, shopping malls, offices and homes were bedecked in festive red banners -- believed to ward off evil -- throughout many parts of East and Southeast Asia, including South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. "Our tradition is to visit the temple and pray, for better fortune for this year," said Chen Ching-yuan, 36, as she visited Longshan Temple in Taipei with her mother.
In Thailand, throngs of locals and tourists made their way to Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, Bangkok's most revered Chinese temple. In South Korea, heavy snowfall disrupted train, plane and bus schedules nationwide, as people went to visit their families this week.Local media showed vehicles covered in snow stuck on South Korea's major highways as heavy winds and snowfall persisted.
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