A performer dressed as a Qing Dynasty emperor takes part in a reenactment of a sacrifice ceremony at the Ditan Park Temple Fair in Beijing on January 29, 2025, on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake. Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on January 29, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)