Instagram is celebrating the Lunar New Year with special stickers, an AR filter, and special appearances by Creators.
Tomorrow, February 12, is the start of the Year of the Ox.
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To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Instagram is releasing a new pack of three stickers created by graphic designer and illustrator Naomi Otsu. The stickers, which represent the Year of the Ox, will be available through February 17.
Instagram is also launching a new augmented reality filter for Stories that highlights the various signs of the Chinese Zodiac.
To complete the celebrations, the @instagram account will feature appearances from Moon-mi You, a food artist from Korea on Thursday, and Lily Hevesh, a domino artist from the U.S., on Friday.
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