With a small army in attendance, San Francisco's Year of the Tiger celebration kicked off in the heart of Chinatown in a festive, happy and grateful way with fireworks and dancing dragons.
With a small army in attendance, San Francisco's Year of the Tiger celebration kicked off in the heart ofAmerica's oldest Chinatown kicked off the Lunar New Year on Tuesday to a huge, sun-bathed crowd.
"The tiger: brave, competent, energetic and tigers are born to take on a challenge," said Harlan Wong of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Everyone is invited to the weeks long celebration. "This is it. Everybody be brave, not stupid. I've got my mask on. You wear your mask too," said the Reverend Norman Fong of the Chinatown Community Development Center. Parade here was in 2020, just before COVID shut America down. "Two years of unwanted hibernation. Right? So, what we really want is to have a roaring comeback with the Year of the Tiger," said Mr. Wong.
"The safest, least transmissive community in all of San Francisco, which in turn is the safest community in California," said SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin. "So, let's stand united and make sure we really bring excitement back to San Francisco and Chinatown," said SF Supervisor Connie Chan. The Chinese General Counsel passed on China's best wishes. "I wish everybody a Happy New Year.
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