Worshippers light up incense sticks and pray in a temple to welcome the Lunar New Year in the early hours of Sunday, Feb.18, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan. The new year , commemorating the "Year of the Pig," falls on Feb. 18. The Year of the Pig will see more epidemics, natural disasters and international conflicts as it was seen in other years of the pig, Chinese soothsayers in Asia predicted. (Ap Photo)