For most people in the world, the New Year has already been celebrated and welcomed on Jan. 1 but for many members of the fast-growing Asian demographic, the so-called Chinese New Year came on Feb. 8.

Since Asians have become the fastest-growing demographic, Asian-themed promotional occasions such as Chinese New Year are destined to grow in significance. Even if most non-Asian races have no clue what the holiday commemorates, it has become a day of celebration across much of the world, just like the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo.

So, how did the countries outside of Asia, especially Latin America, commemorate the Chinese New Year?

This year, London will host the biggest Chinese New Year party in Europe. According to The Telegraph, preliminary events have been kicking off across the United Kingdom but celebrations in the capital won't take place until Sunday, Feb. 14.

In Latin America, on the other hand, Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia spearheaded the launch of diverse cultural activities for the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The said activities aim to allow Latin Americans to learn more about China's rich culture, China.org.cn noted.

This 2016 definitely marked a year of cultural exchanges between Latin America and Chinese. As a matter of fact, Venezuela joined almost 140 nations around the world to commemorate the festivities by launching its first official Chinese New Year celebration.

Venezuela's Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Embassy in the LatAm nation have collaborated to put a full program. And one of the nation's key presentations was "My Dream," a show where artists with various disabilities were able to express themselves through music and dance, as per China Culture.

In addition, several Chinese movies were also part of the presentations. The city of Valencia also held a Chinese cultural week from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7.

"[This festival is] necessary for our people to learn about each other's cultures and establish unbreakable bonds of fellowship," Venezuelan Culture Minister Freddy Nanez said. "[It could] strengthen our economy and bilateral ties."

Colombia, on the other hand, featured a performance by China's Jilin Song and Dance Ensemble. And after the group's first performance in Bogota, Chinese Ambassador to Colombia Li Nianping emphasized the significance of cultural exchanges.

"Such exchanges are a good opportunity for the two countries to grow closer together," Nianping said, as per XinHua News. "We hope to welcome more Colombians to visit China, a beautiful Asian country."

Meanwhile, Cuba also has its own way of celebrating the Chinese New Year. The nation's celebration started with the "Time for China" photo exhibition at the Chinese embassy in Havana. A Chinese martial arts show was also held on Jan. 29 to 30 at the Mella Theater.

Chinese New Year aka the Spring Festival is marked by the lunisolar Chinese calendar, so the date changes each year. And this 2016, it's the Year of the Monkey, the ninth animal in the Chinese Zodiac cycle.