On February 10, millions of people worldwide will join together to ring in the new lunar year, welcoming in the year of the Dragon.

Specifically, 2024 is the year of the Wood Dragon, said to foster growth, progress, and abundance.

Celebrated across China and throughout east and south-east Asia, the Chinese New Year — referred to in some countries as the Lunar New Year — marks the beginning of the Spring Festival, with celebrations in both China and London running until February 24, the 15th day of the first month of the new lunar year, when the holiday known as the Lantern Festival falls.