07 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray during Chinese New Year ceremonies at Wat Mangon Kamlawat in Bangkok. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ