Although Fernandes already knew a little bit about Lunar New Year, it was special for the Highland Park resident to witness this parade. “I love to see the dragons,” she said.

CHICAGO – Chinatown was the place to be Sunday morning as the neighborhood hosted the vibrant Lunar New Year Parade. While it was only a few blocks long, every corner was alive with festivities.

A dragon flies along Wentworth Avenue in Chinatown during Sunday’s Lunar New Year Parade. Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times Share Five-year-old Phoenix McCoy marveled at the slithering dragons, and she ...

Lion dancers with Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club stretched to stay warm and limber as people gathered on Fisgard Street for Lunar New Year celebrations. Thomas Chan, president of the Chinese ...

It was Phoenix and her mother’s first time attending the neighborhood’s Lunar New Year Parade. They joined hundreds along Wentworth Avenue for several blocks to cheer on the steady stream of ...

Preparations for Lunar New Year are well underway, with many readying themselves to embrace the Year of the Wood Snake. This year’s Chinese zodiac animal represents wisdom, charm, elegance and ...

CHICAGO — The city will end Lunar New Year celebrations on Sunday with a parade. The parade is set to step off at 1 p.m. at the intersection of 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue and will travel ...

On Saturday, the Asian community in Michigan and beyond marked the Lunar New Year. In Ann Arbor, a special event was held to celebrate the year of the snake. From Tai Chi to the Chinese Waist Drum ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Lunar New Year became a national holiday in Myanmar this year, providing a respite for citizens hammered by years of instability and unrest while also showing the military ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - To celebrate the beginning of the year of the snake, Asian leaders Network Waco hosted their second Lunar New Year Market. 15 vendors set up this morning at the downtown Waco ...

Shanghai (AFP) – Inflation picked up in China last month, official figures showed Sunday, as the Lunar New Year holiday boosted January spending. China has struggled to raise consumption and ...