Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A performer takes part in a parade in Hong Kong on Monday, February 8, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday. The Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Monkey on the Chinese calendar.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Performers participate in a parade in Hong Kong on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

People light incense and pray at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Dancers perform amid exploding firecrackers in Manila, Philippines, on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

People pray and burn joss sticks at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A woman offers prayers at the Vihara Dharmayana Temple in Kuta, Indonesia, on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Joss sticks are burned at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A performer looks out from the mouth of a lion head at Ditan Park in Beijing on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

People pray at the Dharma Bhakti Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A woman dressed up as the Monkey King, a Chinese epic hero, prays at Hong Kong's Wong Tai Sin Temple on February 8.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Fireworks celebrating the Lunar New Year illuminate the sky above the Chinatown friendship arch in Manila on Sunday, February 7.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

The Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur is decorated with red lanterns on February 7.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A man sets off fireworks near the Yalu River in Dandong, China, on February 7.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

People watch fireworks on a street in Beijing on February 7.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Dancers perform in a musical show at a Mexico City theater on Friday, February 5.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A woman in Beijing walks past New Year wish cards on Thursday, February 4.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A worker decorates trees with red lanterns in a park in Changzhou, China, on February 4.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A visitor prays in front of a monkey statue at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong on Wednesday, February 3.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A girl rides a scooter in Beijing's Ditan Park on Tuesday, February 2.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Security personnel dressed as the Monkey King gives directions to tourists in Chongqing, China, on February 2.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Visitors view pictures at the Capital Museum in Beijing on Monday, February 1. Nearly 60 pieces of art featuring monkey figures were on display.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Children dressed up as the Monkey King perform during an art fair in Beijing on February 1.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Children take part in Lunar New Year celebrations in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday, January 30. About 20,000 Chinese people live in Portugal, half of them in Lisbon.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A family takes a selfie in front of artificial trees decorated with lights in Beijing on January 30.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

People view monkey-themed lanterns in Macao, China, on Friday, January 29.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Monkeys share a smooch Thursday, January 28, at the Crazy Appleland Theme Park in Hangzhou, China.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A tourist in Kuala Lumpur lies on a floor cast with shadows of traditional Chinese lanterns on Wednesday, January 27.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A artist carved a monkey out of a leaf in Tsingtao, China, on Friday, January 22.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A teacher and students draw a monkey on the snow-covered ground in China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, January 21.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Folk artist Huang Xu makes Monkey King handicrafts in Jimo, China, on Wednesday, January 20. He has created more than 100 pieces.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

A young boy and his pet monkey in Nepal await the Year of the Monkey on Friday, January 15.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Students display their drawings at a primary school in Donghai County, China, on Thursday, January 14.

Lunar New Year: Year of the Monkey

Visitors at the Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Japan, check out a display of two monkeys on Sunday, January 3. The display was made up of about 15,000 pine cones and plants collected in the park.