Lunar New Year in pictures

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Hundreds of millions of people around the world have been celebrating the Lunar New Year.
A huge fireworks display in Beijing marked the first day of the Year of the Monkey in China, one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac.
Celebrations include feasting, visiting temples, and spending time with family and friends.
Two men photograph fireworks on a street in Beijing early on February 8, 2016Image copyrightAFP/Getty
Image captionMen photograph fireworks in Beijing
Worshippers make their first offerings inside Wong Tai Sin Temple, one of the busiest temples in Hong Kong, China February 7, 2016Image copyrightReuters
Image captionWorshippers make offerings at Hong Kong's Wong Tai Sin Temple
A man sets off fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year near the Yalu River in the Chinese border town of Dandong opposite the North Korean town of Sinuiju on February 7, 2016Image copyrightAFP/Getty
Image captionA man sets of fireworks in the Chinese city of Dandong on the border with North Korea
A female devotee (L) offers up prayers for the new year after placing joss sticks into an urn at the Kwang Im Tho temple in Singapore, 07 February 2016.Image copyrightEPA
Image captionDevotees place incense sticks in urns in Kwang Im Tho temple in Singapore
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Image captionA man performs a dragon dance in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon
Chinese community of Glasgow dress in traditional costumes to celebrate The Year of The Monkey on February 7, 2016 in Glasgow, ScotlandImage copyrightGetty Images
Image captionMembers of the Chinese community in Glasgow, Scotland, dress in traditional costumes
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Image captionIndonesians of Chinese descent pray at a flooded temple in Surabaya, East Java
Spectators watch as colourful fireworks light up the night sky welcoming the Chinese New Year at the Chinatown in Manila February 7, 2016Image copyrightReuters
Image captionSpectators watch fireworks in Manila's Chinatown in the Philippines
A worshipper dressed as a monkey makes her first offering inside Wong Tai Sin Temple, one of the busiest temples in Hong Kong, China February 7, 2016Image copyrightReuters
Image captionA worshipper dressed as a monkey at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong

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