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New York's Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Firecracker Cultural Festival
Now in its 11th year, New York's Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Firecracker Festival is set to start off with a bang, literally! The festival will commence with 600,000 colorful firecrackers, carrying on the traditional practice thought to scare away evil spirits. Following opening ceremonies, lion and dragon dance troupes will traverse Chinatown and will arrive at a massive New Year Festival in the heart of Chinatown, featuring cultural performances by both traditional and contemporary Asian and Asian-American singers and dancers. Although not as established as the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, nearly one half million people attended last year's festivities. Maybe you'll be among them!
New York's Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade
Chinese Firecrackers