This is the year of the Ox (AP)Revellers have welcomed the Year of the Ox around the world with Chinese New Year celebrations overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. Many will be hoping for changing fortunes in 2021 following a year marked by fear and tragedy after the first Covid-19 cases were detected in the city of Wuhan in China. Here are some of the efforts to mark the dawn of the new lunar year. Here, divers perform an underwater lion dance at KLCC Aquaria in Kuala Lumpur (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp The lion dance is a noisy, colourful display aimed at bringing good fortune and driving away bad luck. Here, divers perform an underwater lion dance at KLCC Aquaria in Kuala Lumpur (AP)Expand Close A worker disinfects the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A worker disinfects the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP)Expand Close Many people will be praying for a better year to come (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Many people will be praying for a better year to come (AP)PA Media

Source: Irish Independent February 12, 2021 10:35 UTC