Worship: Monks in Guan Yin temple in Kuala Lumpur offered their prayers ahead of Lunar New Year
Temple: Worshippers filled the busy Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong to pray on the eve of the New Year
Celebrations: New York City welcomed the Lunar New Year, which officially begins on Monday with an impressive firework display
Manila has also welcomed the Year of the Monkey with a bang and has closed roads for the procession
Monkey: Celebrating the Year of the Monkey, a woman dressed up as a 'Monkey King' costume to pray at Wong Tai Sin Temple on the first day of Lunar New Year Holiday
Holiday: New York City schools will mark the New Year as a holiday for the first time this year and is the largest school district in the US to do so加拿大华人网 http://www.sinoca.com/