Chinese communities on Tuesday Feb 05,2019 began celebrating
the Lunar New Year, an occasion for families to get together for
intimate dinners and welcome the last of the Chinese zodiac's signs, the
pig.
The Lunar New Year is the most important
holiday of the Chinese calendar, with hundreds of millions of people
travelling to celebrate it with their families in what is the world's
largest annual human migration.
Celebrations in major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai,
were more quiet than usual after authorities last year banned fireworks
due to pollution and safety concerns
People are bidding farewell to the Year of the Dog in the
12-year Chinese astrological cycle and welcoming the Year of the Pig
with hopes of happiness and good fortune.
Earlier on Tuesday, the first day of the Year of the Pig, hundreds lined up outside famous temples to burn the first joss sticks of the year, expecting it to bring them good luck.
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