New York State Goes to Unprecedented Lengths to Celebrate Chinese Holiday - All Schools Ordered to Shut Down
Students at government schools in New York state had a day off Wednesday. But rather than keeping kids at home for a statewide in-service training day or snow day, the day off came because of Lunar New Year,
New York's Chinatown marks first day of Lunar New Year
New Yorkers rang in the Lunar New Year at Chinatown's annual firecracker ceremony on Wednesday (January 29). Spectators celebrated the Year of the Snake with a celebratory lion dance and the snap, crackle and pop of firecrackers.
Chinatown ushers in Lunar New Year with annual firecracker celebration
New York City celebrated Lunar New Year with its annual Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival in Chinatown, marking the Year of the Snake.
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Celebrating the Year of the Snake, people attend the 27th New Year Firecracker Ceremonies during Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations at Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, New York,
NYC celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year
Big Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations took place in Chinatown on Wednesday. FOX 5 NY's Meredith Gorman takes us to the 27th annual firecracker ceremony and cultural festival.
China’s biggest holiday: Lunar New Year and how it’s celebrated
Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年). Also known as the Spring Festival (春節), or simply Chinese New Year, it marks the beginning of the year according to the traditional lunar calendar.
Chinese New Year celebrations begin in New York's Chinatown
Colourful dancing lions weaved through the streets in a dazzling Lunar New Year celebration in New York's Chinatown. Footage shows performers lively dancing in front of stores as they impressed crowds in Chinatown on January 29.
SF Chinatown celebrates lunar new year with festivities and firecrackers
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Chinatown celebrated the Lunar New Year on Wednesday night with firecrackers and festivities. The beat of the drums accompanying the lion dancers on Grant Avenue signals the start of the new year.
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