The event marks the culmination of celebrations that kicked off on Feb. 10, when the new year officially began.
WABC is joining the community festivities once again as a proud sponsor of the 26th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.
According to event organizer Better Chinatown USA, the parade will start along Mott Street and Canal Street, and make its way to Chatham Square. The procession will then move along East Broadway towards the Manhattan Bridge, before turning onto Forsyth Street and walking towards Grand Street, ending the parade next to Sara D. Roosevelt Park.Who celebrates Lunar New Year and why?
What is Lunar New Year and what are the things you do for luck during the Spring Festival Year of the Rabbit? We explain. Many Asian communities worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year. In Chinese, it is known as "Chunjie" or Spring Festival, while other names for the new year include Vietnamese Tet, Korean Seollal and Tibetan Losar.
The new year calendar cycles through 12 zodiac signs, including the dragon. In 2023, people celebrated the Year of the Rabbit.
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