Lion Dance performances worship Chinese deities during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 29, 2025. The Chinese Lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival, falls on January 29, 2025, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto) (Photo by Anusak Laowilas / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)