Activities featuring Chinese culture held in Lithuania to celebrate Chinese New Year

People fly sky lanterns during the Chinese New Year celebration in Druskininkai, Lithuania, on Feb. 9, 2019. The Chinese New Year was celebrated on Saturday at the famous Lithuanian spa town of Druskininkai, with exhibitions, music, tea ceremony and Kung Fu show. The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, fell on Feb. 5 this year. In China, celebrations begin about a week in advance and end with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the new year. It is an occasion for family members to reunite, bid farewell to the past year and celebrate the advent of a new spring, with its promise of renewal and hope. (Xinhua/Guo Mingfang)