Chinese New Year celebrated around world

Artists stage a lion dance performance in celebrations of the Chinese New Year at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Haijing)

Students make paper lanterns in celebrations of the Chinese New Year at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Haijing)

People take part in a class on painting Peking Opera facial masks as a part of celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

People take part in a class on painting Peking Opera facial masks as a part of celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

Children use chopsticks in a game in Gaborone, Botswana, Feb. 17, 2026. An event was held on Tuesday at a primary school in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, immersing local students in the richness of Chinese traditions and culture. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

Students try Chinese musical instruments Hulusi in Gaborone, Botswana, Feb. 17, 2026. An event was held on Tuesday at a primary school in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, immersing local students in the richness of Chinese traditions and culture. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

Artists stage a lion dance performance in celebrations of the Chinese New Year at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Haijing)

Students make paper lanterns in celebrations of the Chinese New Year at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Haijing)

People walk past an installation celebrating the Chinese New Year in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Alberth Damanik/Xinhua)

Train attendants in Chinese traditional costumes and performers pose with a high-speed EMU train on the platform at Padalarang Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Padalarang, Indonesia, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

People watch a lion dance performance during Chinese New Year's Eve celebrations in South Tangerang, Banten Province, Indonesia, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Actors perform lion dance with water-powered jetpack flying machines to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

A man dressed as the god of fortune attends Chinese New Year's Eve celebrations in Tangerang, Banten Province, Indonesia, Feb. 16, 2026. (Photo by B. Nugraha/Xinhua)