03 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People say New Year's prayer at a shrine in Wat Mangon Kamalawat, a Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok start on February 4, 2019. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ