(29 Jan 2025)
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Taipei City, Taiwan – 29 January 2025
1. People gather in courtyard as bell sounds
2. Various of temple staff striking temple bell
3. Various of flames rising from incense burner
4. Various of people praying at the Baoan Temple
5. Various of people throwing incense sticks into another burner at the Temple
6. Various of people holding red envelopes or mobile phone over an incense burner for good luck
7. Various of people praying outside temple
8. Various of Baoan Temple roof details
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The New Lunar Year, the Year of the Snake, was ushered in at the historic Baoan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday.
People gave thanks and prayed for health, wealth and good fortune for the 12 months ahead.
The Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the lunisolar calendar across Asia.
As per traditional oriental beliefs, the temple bell is struck 108 times in an attempt to chase away the 108 troubles of life.
Visitors to the temple placed offerings on tables and burned incense sticks while praying to the temple’s divinities.
The Baoan Temple is one of the very few temples where incense is still used and burnt.
For many who made the trip to the temple to welcome in the new year, seeing the incense lit and burnt is considered an auspicious sign for the year ahead.
The Lunar New Year celebration is centred around removing bad luck and welcoming all that is good and prosperous.
Red is considered an auspicious colour to ring in the new year. In many Asian cultures, the colour symbolises good fortune and joy.
People dress in red attire, decorate their homes with red paper lanterns and use red envelopes to give loved ones and friends money for the new year.
Gambling and playing traditional games is common during this time across cultures.
AP video shot by Taijing Wu
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