(Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images) A worshipper at Gayatri temple in Depok, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. (Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters) Lion dancers perform on the eve of Lunar New Year ...

Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends ... Indonesians across the archipelago gathered to celebrate Lunar New Year on Wednesday, as communities came together at temples and viharas ...

families traditionally go to their local temple to mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Some temples have been in place for centuries, like the Yin De Yuan Temple in the capital of Jakarta ...

A visitor passes by a shop selling Chinese Lunar New Year decorations at Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2023. As the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit approaches, the Chinatown in ...

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killing 10 people in the majority Asian city near Los… From Jakarta to Seoul, Bangkok to Beijing, people in Asia have been celebrating the Lunar New Year marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit.