In Pictures: Welcoming in the Year of the Ox
12 February 2021, 11:04
People across the world are celebrating the lunar new year and hoping it brings better fortune.
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.
