20th New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival held in New York

Firecrackers are hung in a rows before they are exploded during the 20th New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival in lower Manhattan of New York, the United States, Feb. 5, 2019. The celebrating event held here on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year attracted thousands of onlookers. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)