Asia Welcomes Lunar New Year

World | February 1, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

Millions across Asia celebrate the Chinese New Year - the biggest holiday for Chinese communities worldwide. Throughout the region, road and rail links were packed to full capacity on Friday as people headed home for the festivities to welcome in the Year of the Goat. In China alone, millions of people thronged train and bus stations and airports, leaving city streets quiet. Red envelopes were being doled out in Chinese communities all over Asia in hopes of bringing good luck. Red symbolises good fortune in Chinese tradition. Taiwan was no exception with President Chen Shui-bian handing out 15,000 red envelopes - each stuffed with 200 New Taiwan dollars (US$5.80) - to people in his hometown. Other traditional ways of observing the new year include temple visits, family gatherings, lion and dragon dances, and firecrackers.

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