Pictures from the world's celebrations of the Chinese New Year.. the year of the rooster

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Ghasemi - Performances and festivals are held to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, all over the world marking the start of the Year of the Rooster.

The above images include:

A woman takes a photo of fireworks on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China.

A woman and her son take a photo on a street decorated with Chinese lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Yangon, Myanmar.

- Dancing Filipino girl and a dazzling fire show in Chinatown, Manila, Philippines.

A tourist carries his son on his shoulders as he walks under the ornate red lanterns of a temple during festivities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Dragon dance performance with a shower of fireworks in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

Indonesian women watch models dressed in traditional Chinese costume during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Malang, East Java Island, Indonesia.

A young boy stares at a Chinese lion dance in a garden in Bangkok, Thailand.

Young people pose on a street decorated with Chinese lanterns in Bangkok, Thailand.

- A Malaysian Chinese woman prays and burns incense for good luck at Sin Chi Si Ya Temple, the famous Chinatown district of Kuala Lumpur.

Indonesian boys play in front of a mural in Surabaya's Chinatown, East Java, Indonesia.

- Members of a Chinese performance troupe dressed in traditional costumes perform "The Restoration of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912)" at Ditan Park (Temple of the Earth) in Beijing, China.

Fireworks explode over the Hudson River to celebrate the Lunar New Year in New York, USA.