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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe 12 Best Places to Celebrate the Lunar New Year in the U.S.
Usher in the Year of the Tiger in style.https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-chinese-lunar-new-year-celebrations
Lunar New Year is a sacred time for many Asian cultures. February 1st marks the beginning of the Year of the Tiger, a time that promises radical change in all areas of our lives as we feel driven to take risks, be adventurous, act bold, and uplift one another. From joyful gifts of red envelopes to energetic traditional dances and meals symbolizing good luckpork dishes, dumplings, heaving bowls of sticky ricethere's no one way to celebrate the Lunar New Year. If you want to get in on the fun, here's a smattering of domestic celebrations to help you usher in a year of goodwill and fortune.
(Heads up: Due to the ongoing pandemic, some cities have significantly pared down their Lunar New Year events compared to years past. Before you head out, always be sure to familiarize yourself with local Covid-19 restrictions and check event websites for updates and scheduling changes.)
Seattle
Seattles diverse and rapidly growing Asian-American population means an embarrassment of cultural riches this time of year. Each year, Seattle's Chinatown hosts a (free!) Lunar New Year Celebration, with vendors, music, and dancing; that same day, the annual Food Walk will get you all the dumplings and sticky rice snacks you crave from participating local restaurants. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year's event will be postponed until Saturday, April 30th. In the meantime, you can hit the Wing Luke Museum's outdoor Lunar New Year Fair, which takes place on January 29th with themed storytimes, Lion Dance Talks, crafts, a scavenger hunt, and more.
New York City
Lunar New Year in New York City and its five boroughs has the distinct honor of boasting not just one Chinatown, but several. Travelers and tourists can easily access Manhattans Chinatown, where the Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival lights up the night on February 1, followed by the Lunar New Year Parade and Festival later in the month on February 20. Over in buzzing Flushing, Queens, celebrate with a Lunar New Year Chinese Documentary Film Festival (February 5-6) or Reconcile: Begin Anew, an exhibition featuring eight immigrant artists, each coping with and confronting recent aggression toward the Asian community with their art. And at Brooklyn's Conservatory of Music, an outdoor festival on January 29th will feature traditional music, dancing and more.
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The 12 Best Places to Celebrate the Lunar New Year in the U.S. (Original Post)
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Jan 2022
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(13,352 posts)1. I wonder if there's some live you tube content too
I haven't been to a Lunar New Year parade in decades...used to go as a teen with my best friend, he dad lived in SF near Chinatown... it was always so fun (and LOUD!)
Gong Xi Fa Cai or 恭喜發財 (silly white girl had to copy it down...)
http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/chinese-new-year.htm