In pictures: Lunar New Year welcomes the year of the pig

In excess of a billion people far and wide have started praising the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Pig.

In China that implies a huge number of individuals have made a trip to the places where they grew up, in the biggest yearly human relocation.

Otherwise called the Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year is praised by nations crosswise over Asia.

Firecrackers, exceptional garments, red lights and bunches of sustenance will stamp the event.