Source: 2021-02-13 10:56 -- Various celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year have taken place worldwide around Friday, the first day of the Year of the Ox. -- Worldwide landmarks, including the Empire State Building, One World Trade Center's spire, and London's Trafalgar Square, have been lit up in red to celebrate the festival. -- World leaders have also taken the opportunity of the traditional Chinese festival to extend their best wishes to the Chinese people. BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year worldwide look different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but are still joyous and exciting, conveying the best wishes of people saying goodbye to the Year of the Rat and hello to the Year of the Ox.