In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, a woman prays in front of a wall of lanterns to celebrate the New Year at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Photo: AP
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, confetti rains down on revelers at the Eastwood Shopping Mall as Filipinos welcome the New Year, in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Filipinos welcome the New Year with the loudest noise possible including setting off powerful firecrackers in one of Asia's most violent celebrations. Photo: AP
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2019 in Hong Kong. Photo: AP
In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, a woman hangs paper notes bearing her New Year wishes outside the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
In this Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, file photo, worshippers pray as they take turns sitting in coffins at the Takien temple in suburban Bangkok, Thailand. Worshippers believe that the coffin ceremony – symbolizing death and rebirth – helps them rid themselves of bad luck and are born again for a fresh start in the new year. Photo: AP
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, Indians feed seagulls from the boat in the river Yamuna on the first day of the new year in New Delhi, India. Photo: AP
In this Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, an Indian Sikh warrior blows fire as he displays traditional martial art skills during a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India. The birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, will be marked on Jan. 5. Photo: AP
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, a woman holds incense and prays for health and fortune on the first day of the New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. New Year's Eve isn't celebrated widely in mainland China, where the lunar New Year in February is a more important holiday. But countdown events were held in major cities, and some of the faithful headed to Buddhist temples for bell-ringing and prayers. Photo: AP
In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, pro-independence demonstrators hold a Hong Kong colonial flag during an annual New Year protest in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Photo: AP