China: Firework Displays Light Up Harbin Skies to Celebrate Lunar New Year

Fireworks illuminated the night sky over Harbin as crowds celebrated the start of the 2026 Lunar New Year with cheers and festive excitement. This video was taken at Harbin Ice and Snow World Festival.

Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

Japan: Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Illuminates City With 15,000 Lanterns 2

The 2026 Nagasaki Lantern Festival kicked off on February 6, illuminating the city with over 15,000 colorful lanterns to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This major winter tradition, which originated in Nagasaki's Chinatown, features 18 days of vibrant cultural events across central Nagasaki through February 23.

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FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

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FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

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FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

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FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

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FUZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 18, 2026 - The new products of the special series for the Year of the Horse during the Spring Festival displayed in a Lego store in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China on January 18, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an

XI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2026 - Citizens visit the New Year Lantern Festival in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China on January 10, 2026.

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen posing at 'The Dictator' photocall at the Carlton Hotel, as part of the 65th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen posing at 'The Dictator' photocall at the Carlton Hotel, as part of the 65th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen at a photocall for the film "The Dictator" held at Carlton hotel as part of the 65th Cannes international film festival, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Guignebourg-Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen at a photocall for the film "The Dictator" held at Carlton hotel as part of the 65th Cannes international film festival, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Guignebourg-Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen at a photocall for the film "The Dictator" held at Carlton hotel as part of the 65th Cannes international film festival, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Guignebourg-Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen at a photocall for the film "The Dictator" held at Carlton hotel as part of the 65th Cannes international film festival, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Laurene Favier/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen at a photocall for the film "The Dictator" held at Carlton hotel as part of the 65th Cannes international film festival, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Laurene Favier/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File - Jessica Moretti at Cannes 2012

File picture dated May 2012 of Jessica Moretti (right) with Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2012, Moretti was among a group of models hired to appear alongside Baron Cohen for a publicity stunt promoting the film, while the Moretti couple are now the main figures under investigation following the New Year’s Eve bar fire that left 40 people dead and 116 injured - Sacha Baron Cohen at a photocall for the film "The Dictator" held at Carlton hotel as part of the 65th Cannes international film festival, southern France, on May 16, 2012. Photo by Guignebourg-Genin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

A drone photo shows tourists having fun on ice in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 1, 2026. The "Ice City" Harbin is experiencing a growing influx of visitors drawn to the ice and snow landscapes. On Monday, the 42nd Ice and Snow Festival opened at Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice and snow theme park and the city's landmark tourist attraction. During the recent three-day New-Year holiday, Harbin welcomed over 4.1 million travelers. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

A drone photo shows people visiting an ice lantern art fair in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 5, 2026. The "Ice City" Harbin is experiencing a growing influx of visitors drawn to the ice and snow landscapes. On Monday, the 42nd Ice and Snow Festival opened at Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice and snow theme park and the city's landmark tourist attraction. During the recent three-day New-Year holiday, Harbin welcomed over 4.1 million travelers. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

A contestant works on an ice sculpture at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 3, 2026. The "Ice City" Harbin is experiencing a growing influx of visitors drawn to the ice and snow landscapes. On Monday, the 42nd Ice and Snow Festival opened at Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice and snow theme park and the city's landmark tourist attraction. During the recent three-day New-Year holiday, Harbin welcomed over 4.1 million travelers. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

A drone photo shows workers collecting ice at the Harbin section of Songhua River in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 9, 2025. The "Ice City" Harbin is experiencing a growing influx of visitors drawn to the ice and snow landscapes. On Monday, the 42nd Ice and Snow Festival opened at Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice and snow theme park and the city's landmark tourist attraction. During the recent three-day New-Year holiday, Harbin welcomed over 4.1 million travelers. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

Tourists take photos at the Harbin Songhua River Ice and Snow Carnival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 5, 2026. The "Ice City" Harbin is experiencing a growing influx of visitors drawn to the ice and snow landscapes. On Monday, the 42nd Ice and Snow Festival opened at Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice and snow theme park and the city's landmark tourist attraction. During the recent three-day New-Year holiday, Harbin welcomed over 4.1 million travelers. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Tao/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM