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The world celebrates the Year of the Rat with lanterns, lion dances and firecrackers.
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A performer blows fire during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Binondo, Manila, Philippines, January 25. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Passengers look from the window of a train as Lion-dances perfom at a platform of Gambir station during Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 25. Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar/ via REUTERS
A man performs a lion dance at the main road during the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat celebrations at the weekly car-free day in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 26. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
The New York Choy Lay Fut dance team banner is seen among the crowd during a rainy Lunar New Year celebration in Chinatown in Manhattan, January 25. REUTERS/Rengim Mutevellioglu
People pray as they celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat at a temple in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, January 25. Antara Foto/Fauzan/ via REUTERS
People wear masks as they pose for a picture during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown district in London, Britain January 25. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
A man walks past Chinese Lunar New Year lanterns at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 26. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
People watch fireworks exploded during Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat celebrations at a temple in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, January 25. Antara Foto/Umarul Faruq/ via REUTERS
Worshippers wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus as they make offerings of incense sticks during a Lunar New Year celebration at Che Kung Temple, in Hong Kong, January 26. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Performers in rat masks take part in the Chinese Lunar New Year parade through central London, January 26. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
A girl reacts as she touches the head of a dragon dance prop during Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rat celebrations at the weekly car-free day at the main road in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 26. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A girl poses for pictures near Lunar New Year decoration at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A man prays during a celebration of the Lunar New Year eve at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Fireworks explode during a Chinese New Year celebration in Singapore January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Feline Lim
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he watches a performance during celebrations for Lunar New Year at Downing Street in London, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Workers dismantle decorations after the temple fair for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Ditan Park was canceled in Beijing, China January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Lion dancers perform at a shopping mall ahead of Chinese New Year in Singapore January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Feline Lim
Actor Gareth Morrison poses with Chinese lanterns as Robert Burns during an event to celebrate the Burns Night and the Chinese New Year, at St Giles Cathedral, in Edinburgh, Scotland, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
A visitor wearing a mask walks outside the Shanghai Disney Resort, that will be closed during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Shanghai, China January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Performers prepare backstage for a Chinese New Year celebration in Singapore January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Feline Lim
Rat-themed decorations are displayed for sale ahead of Chinese New Year in Singapore January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Feline Lim
A woman shops for Chinese New Year decorations in Singapore January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Feline Lim
People play lantern riddles ahead of Chinese New Year in Singapore January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Feline Lim
People perform a traditional Chinese lion dance to introduce Chinese culture ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, January 21, 2020. Antara Foto/Mohammad Ayudha/ via REUTERS
A Vietnamese farmer waits for customers ahead of the Vietnamese "Tet" (Lunar New Year festival) in a peach blossom flowers field in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
A rat statue is displayed for sale as decoration item ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Hanoi, Vietnam January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
A woman poses with a sculpture of a girl in traditional Chinese attire during the annual Dahlia Dreams floral display which celebrates the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Rat at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Loriene Perera
Members from a lion dance crew make their way through traffic as the greet people on the streets ahead of Chinese New Year in Yangon, Myanmar, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
A staff member hangs decoration for a lantern arch at a park ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China January 19, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
A worker holds incense sticks at a factory ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Visitors are seen next to a light installation during a light show ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Handan, Hebei province, China January 19, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
People shop for merchandises at a street market ahead of the Lunar New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
A man wipes a Chinese traditional ceramic statue at the temple ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
A worker carries incense sticks at a factory ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
A diver dressed in Lion Dance costume is seen inside an aquarium to greet visitors ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Visitors walk past a topiary-like sculpture of a rat in traditional Chinese attire at the annual Dahlia Dreams floral display which showcases plant sculptures of the 12 zodiac animals to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Rat at Singapore's
A worker makes red lanterns at a workshop ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China January 10, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
A Chinese tourist wears a mask as she arrives at Suvarnabhumi Airport during a welcome ceremony of Chinese Lunar New Year travellers in Bangkok, Thailand January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
A giant panda cub plays with a stuffed toy mouse during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of Rat, at Shenshuping panda base in Wolong, Sichuan province, China January 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS
Travellers line up to board their train at a railway station as the annual Spring Festival travel rush begins ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee