Pandemic dampens Lunar
New Year celebrations

A traditional Chinese opera actress
wearing a face shield poses for a
picture during Lunar New Year
celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand,
February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A girl sits on a staircase during Lunar
New Year celebrations in Bangkok,
Thailand, February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Worshippers wearing face masks
make offerings of incense sticks
during the first day of Lunar New
Year at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong
Kong, China February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A worker handles dried incense
sticks in a courtyard ahead of Lunar
New Year celebrations in Quang Phu
Cau village outside Hanoi, Vietnam,
February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh
Hue

A worker disinfects Thean Hou
Temple during Lunar New Year
celebrations in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Bui Van Cuong wears a gas mask as
he braises black carp in claypots
with longan firewood to serve as a
traditional Vietnamese dish for Lunar
New Year celebrations in Ha Nam
province, Vietnam February 5, 2021.
REUTERS/Kham

Divers perform an underwater
dragon show during Lunar New Year
celebrations at an aquarium in
Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12,
2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

A girl wearing a protective mask and
face shield holds incense sticks while
praying with her mother at the Surya
Dharma temple during the Lunar
New Year celebrations in Pekanbaru,
Riau province, Indonesia, February
12, 2021.

Relatives of North Korean refugees
set up an altar for a memorial
service for their North Korean
ancestors, near the demilitarised
zone separating the two Koreas, in
Paju, February 12, 2021, on the
occasion of Seolnal, the Korean
Lunar New Year.

A woman attends celebrations for
the Lunar New Year at a Chinese
temple in Samut Prakan province,
Thailand, February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A woman wearing a protective mask
holds an offering at Thean Hou
Temple during Lunar New Year
celebrations in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Worshippers release birds for good
luck during Lunar New Year
celebrations at the Dharma Bhakti
temple in Jakarta, Indonesia,
February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Willy
Kurniawan

Banknotes are stuffed into tiger
sculptures at Dharma Bhakti temple
during Lunar New Year celebrations
in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12,
2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

A worshipper holds incense sticks as
he prays during Lunar New Year
celebrations at the Dharma Bhakti
temple in Jakarta, Indonesia,
February 12, 2021. Antara
Foto/Muhammad Adimaja/ via
REUTERS

A man is sprayed with disinfectant as
he enters the Seng Guan temple in
Chinatown during Lunar New Year in
Manila, Philippines, February 12,
2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Divers perform an underwater lion
dance at KLCC Aquaria during Lunar
New Year celebrations in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

A man wearing a mask prays inside a
temple in Chinatown during Lunar
New Year in Manila, Philippines,
February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa
Lopez

People attend celebrations for the
Lunar New Year at a Chinese temple
in Samut Prakan province, Thailand,
February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Women wearing masks and shields
take a selfie in front of a praying
altar during Lunar New Year in
Chinatown in Manila, Philippines,
February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa
Lopez

A woman attends celebrations for
the Lunar New Year at a Chinese
temple in Samut Prakan province,
Thailand, February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

People watch Lunar New Year
fireworks while wearing protective
masks as they wait to enter a temple
in Taipei, Taiwan, February 12, 2021.
REUTERS/Ann Wang

A worshipper holding incense sticks
prays during the Lunar New Year eve
at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia,
February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng
Dinar Ulfiana

A giant lantern display depicting
Caishen, the god of fortune, is seen
under the Supertrees during the
annual River Hongbao festival on the
eve of the Lunar New Year of the Ox,
otherwise known as the Spring
Festival, at Singapore's Gardens by
the

People wait to get their temperature
measured before entering a temple,
during a Lunar New Year prayer in
Taipei, Taiwan, February 11 ,2021.
REUTERS/Ann Wang

Dogs wearing face masks and face
shields sit on top of a rickshaw as it
passes through Chinatown in Manila,
Philippines, February 11, 2021.
REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

People take part in Lunar New Year
celebrations in Chinatown area of
Manhattan, New York, February 12,
2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Liu Yuting and her family enjoy Lunar
New Year dinner at a Haidilao hotpot
restaurant with relatives in Jilin
province via video link after they
decided not to travel to their
hometown following authorities'
advice after a coronavirus outbreak
in

A customer, wearing a face mask,
smells flowers during a Lunar New
Year fair at Victoria Park in Hong
Kong, China February 11, 2021.
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Visitors walk among decorations for
the Lunar New Year at a shopping
mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, February
11, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar
Ulfiana

Vendors write Chinese calligraphy
with words of blessing on red papers
for sale, ahead of the Lunar New Year
in Hong Kong, China February 11,
2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Visitors wearing face masks take
pictures inside the Man Mo Temple,
ahead of the Lunar New Year in Hong
Kong, China February 11, 2021.
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Man wearing a protective mask
shops for decorations at a shopping
mall ahead of the Lunar New Year in
Jakarta, Indonesia, February 11,
2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

A cat is seen among incense sticks
drying at a home industry factory
ahead of the Lunar New Year in
Tangerang, on the outskirts of
Jakarta, Indonesia, February 10,
2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

A woman wearing a face mask looks
on ahead of the Lunar New Year
celebration at the Chinatown in
Bangkok, Thailand, February 10,
2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Decorations set up for Chinese Lunar
New Year are seen in Chinatown,
London, Britain February 11, 2021.
REUTERS/Paul Childs

A woman wearing a protective mask
walks past Lunar New Year
decoration at a shopping mall in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia February 10,
2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

People shop while wearing masks
ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday
in Taipei, Taiwan, February 10, 2021.
REUTERS/Ann Wang

A woman wearing a face mask looks
on ahead of the Lunar New Year
celebration at the Chinatown in
Bangkok, Thailand, February 10,
2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

People buy food ahead of the Lunar
New Year celebration in Bangkok,
Thailand, February 10, 2021.
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A member of Kun Seng Keng Lion
and Dragon Dance Association,
demonstrates a dance with an ox
mask designed for Lunar New Year at
a training centre, during an interview
with Reuters, in Muar, Malaysia
February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lim
Huey Teng

Workers put up final adjustments to
Lunar New Year decorations at
Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Women stand on a street ahead of
the Lunar New Year celebration at
the Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand,
February 10, 2021.
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A kite flies in a park ahead of Lunar
New Year celebrations in Beijing,
China February 10, 2021.
REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Vendor wearing a protective mask
stands as she waits for customers at
a street market selling decorations
for the Lunar New Year in Jakarta,
Indonesia, February 4, 2021.
REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

People shop ahead of the Lunar New
Year holiday in Taipei, Taiwan,
February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ann
Wang

People pray at a temple ahead of the
Lunar New Year celebration in
Bangkok, Thailand, February 10,
2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A woman waits in the departure hall
of Beijing South Railway station
ahead of Lunar New Year in Beijing,
China, February 10, 2021.
REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Members of Kun Seng Keng Lion and
Dragon Dance Association,
demonstrate a traditional Chinese
lion dance at a training centre,
during an interview with Reuters, in
Muar, Malaysia February 5, 2021.
REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Workers clean a giant Buddha statue
at a temple ahead of Lunar New Year
celebrations in Bogor, West Java
province, Indonesia, February 7,
2021.  Antara Foto/Arif
Firmansyah/ via REUTERS

Siblings Keila Meisya Rani, 7, and
Josua Natanael, 9, prepare incense
sticks as they help their mother Alen
Lenni, 36, at a home-industry factory
ahead of the Lunar New Year in
Tangerang, on the outskirts of
Jakarta, Indonesia, February 10,
2021.

Travellers wait to board their train at
Beijing South Railway station ahead
of Lunar New Year celebrations in
Beijing, China, February 10, 2021.
REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Workers put up final adjustments to
Lunar New Year decorations at
Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su

A boy wearing a face mask plays
badminton at a street decorated for
Lunar New Year celebrations in
Wuhan, Hubei province, China
February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

People wearing protective suits walk
in the Beijing West railway station
ahead of upcoming Chinese New
Year celebrations in Beijing, China,
January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas
Peter

A man waits for customers to sell
kumquat trees which are decorated
at home during Lunar New Year
celebrations in Hanoi, Vietnam
February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kham

A man releases carps to Hoan Kiem
lake on Kitchen God's Day as part of
Lunar New Year celebrations in
Hanoi, Vietnam February 4, 2021.
REUTERS/Kham

A man wearing a protective face
mask washes a religious statue
ahead of the Lunar New Year
celebration at a temple in Jakarta,
Indonesia, February 4, 2021.
REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Visitors wearing face masks take
pictures during the annual Dahlia
Dreams floral display ahead of the
Lunar New Year of the Ox, otherwise
known as the Spring Festival, at
Singapore's Gardens by the Bay,
January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Loriene
Perera

Visitors wearing face masks look at
light sculptures of flowers during the
annual Dahlia Dreams floral display
ahead of the Lunar New Year of the
Ox, otherwise known as the Spring
Festival, at Singapore's Gardens by
the Bay, January 31, 2021.

Security guards wearing face masks
carry a giant balloon in the shape of
a fish ahead of the Lunar New Year at
Yu Garden in Shanghai, China
January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song