People around the globe welcomed the Lunar New Year, celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Fire Horse. The festivities included prayers, fireworks, and lively street festivals. In Hong Kong, devotees lined up at midnight to light incense and offer their wishes for the coming year. Vietnam marked the moment with musical countdowns and dazzling fireworks during its Tet celebrations. In Taiwan, worshippers joined in the symbolic ritual of ringing 108 bells and presenting floral offerings. These vibrant events show the shift from the Year of the Snake to the Horse in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. In Beijing, crowds gathered at popular temples to burn incense and pray for happiness and success. The CCTV Spring Festival gala featured a unique martial arts show with children and robots from Unitree Robotics performing sword sequences. At a Hong Kong temple, the air was thick with fragrant incense as participants bowed repeatedly while holding incense sticks in the traditional midnight wish-making ritual. Celebrations extended far beyond Asia. Moscow hosted a two-week Lunar New Year festival, with market stalls selling Chinese delicacies and streets decorated with red lanterns and dragons amidst snow. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands gathered in Chinatown to enjoy dragon and lion dances and martial arts performances on the main stage. These global events highlight the wide-reaching importance and joy of the Lunar New Year holiday across cultures.