05 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People light Chinese New Year prayer candles at Wat Mangon Kamalawat, a large Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok started on February 4, 2019, although the city's official celebration is February 5 - 6. 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
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