It's the Year of the Tiger and Lunar New Year celebrations around the world are taking place as people rejoice. The Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the calendar cycle and year based off moon cycles rather the Gregorian calendar traditionally used for organizational dates. Lunar New Year also known as Chinese New Year is celebrated in regions across to globe but particularly so in Asia.
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Members of the Chinese community perform prayers during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Kolkata on February 1, 2022. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Members of the Chinese community take part in the Lunar New Year celebrations in Kolkata on February 1, 2022. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
People take photos in front of a festive Chinese display outside a shopping mall in Bangkok on January 31, 2022 ahead of Lunar New Year on February 1, which marks the start of the Year of the Tiger. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)
Members of the Chinese community in Mexico perform the traditional Chinese lion dance at a Chinese restaurant in Mexico City, on January 31, 2022 ahead of Lunar New Year on February 1, which marks the start of the Year of the Tiger. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)
Traditional Chinese lion dancers bang drums during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, at Lhong 1919 warehouse in Bangkok on January 19, 2022. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
People visit a shopping mall decorated with lanterns ahead of the Lunar New Year in Jakarta on January 30, 2022, which ushers in the Year of the Tiger on February 1. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
This photo taken on January 29, 2022 shows residents visiting a lantern show ahead of the Lunar New Year, which welcomes the Year of the Tiger on February 1, in Xi'an, in China's northern Shaanxi province. (Photo by AFP)
Members of the Chinese community perform prayers during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Kolkata on February 1, 2022. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
Members of the Chinese community take part in the Lunar New Year celebrations in Kolkata on February 1, 2022. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
People take photos in front of a festive Chinese display outside a shopping mall in Bangkok on January 31, 2022 ahead of Lunar New Year on February 1, which marks the start of the Year of the Tiger. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)
Members of the Chinese community in Mexico perform the traditional Chinese lion dance at a Chinese restaurant in Mexico City, on January 31, 2022 ahead of Lunar New Year on February 1, which marks the start of the Year of the Tiger. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)
Traditional Chinese lion dancers bang drums during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, at Lhong 1919 warehouse in Bangkok on January 19, 2022. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
People visit a shopping mall decorated with lanterns ahead of the Lunar New Year in Jakarta on January 30, 2022, which ushers in the Year of the Tiger on February 1. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
This photo taken on January 29, 2022 shows residents visiting a lantern show ahead of the Lunar New Year, which welcomes the Year of the Tiger on February 1, in Xi'an, in China's northern Shaanxi province. (Photo by AFP)
