Lunar New Year 2022

February 2, 2022 Europe Events & Announcements

Today marks the start of the Lunar New Year 2022, the Year of the Tiger. People around the world are ushering in the new year with displays of fireworks, family get-togethers, temple visits, and street festivals, though in a still-limited capacity, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. Collected here are images from several countries where revelers are welcoming the Year of the Tiger.

Members of the Scottish Chinese community take part in the Edinburgh Chinese New Year Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, on January 30, 2022. Chinese New Year in Edinburgh has become one of the largest celebrations of its kind in Scotland.

A Balinese Chinese man burns incense papers during a prayer to celebrate Chinese New Year at Vihara Satya Dharma on January 31, 2022, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

Dancers perform a traditional Chinese dragon dance in Paris’s Eighth Arrondissement as part of celebrations to mark Chinese New Year and the Year of the Tiger on February 1, 2022, in Paris, France.