Lunar New Year celebrations light up the sky across the world

Many countries across the world celebrate the Lunar New Year lighting up the skies and streets in their cities.

Ethnic Chinese perform a traditional lion dance marking the eve of the Chinese lunar new year.

Members of Cambodia's Chinese community perform traditional dances on the eve of the lunar new year.

A Chinese temple worker manages joss sticks used for prayers on the eve of the lunar new year in the Chinatown area in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

The tip of the Empire State Building, center, is lit in blue as fireworks explode over the Hudson River celebrating the Lunar New Year.

The top of the Empire State Building, right, is lit in red and gold as fireworks shot off from a barge explode over the Hudson River.

People walk under lights and illuminated structures in downtown Singapore as part of celebrations ahead of the Chinese lunar new year.

People walk under a sculpture decorated with a rooster in downtown Singapore as part of celebrations ahead of the Chinese lunar new year.

An ethnic Chinese Thai offers incense in prayers at the Thian Fah Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand.