The South Street Seaport will mark the start of Lunar New Year with calligraphy workshops, LNY-themed arts and crafts, and lion dance performances in collaboration with the New York Chinese Cultural Center on Saturday, February 1. At the Seaport Museum, kids can sign up for free calligraphy lessons at 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm, or they can make NEW YORK, USA - JAN. 29, 2025: The festivities of the Year of the Snake, Chinese New Year begins on January 29, in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York, United States. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via This upcoming Lunar New Year is the year of the snake, which applies to those born in 1941, 1953, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2013. In the Chinese zodiac, the snake represents wisdom and transformation Upcoming Events to Celebrate Lunar New Year! 27TH CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE & FESTIVAL 日期 : 2025年2月16曰 (星期日) 下午 1:00時 February 16, 2025 | Sunday | Parade Start 1:00pmChinatown, New York Festival & Booths: 11:30AM – 3:30PM (Bayard Street between Mulberry and Mott St) 27TH NEW YEAR FIRECRACKER CEREMONY & CULTURAL FESTIVAL 日期 : Continue reading 2025 – Year Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade (January 29, 2025) The main Chinatown Lunar New Year event in NYC is the vibrant parade, with massive floats decorated with Chinese New Year ornaments, thrilling lion dances, and dazzling firecrackers. Performers in elaborate lion costumes shake the intricate attire, entertaining crowds of spectators. The Chinese New Year Parade and Festival is Sunday, February 16, 2025. The parade kicks off at 1pm. This year will be the parade's 27th anniversary. 27TH CHINATOWN LUNAR NEW YEAR PARADE & FESTIVAL. 日期 : 2025年2月16曰 (星期日) 下午 1:00時. February 16, 2025 | Sunday | Parade Start 1:00pm Chinatown, New York. Festival & Booths: 11:30AM – 3:30PM (Bayard Street between Mulberry and Mott St) Marking the arrival of spring and fresh starts, the Lunar New Year festival runs for two weeks from January 29 to February 16. 2025 marks the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal in the 12-year New York City Council Lunar New Year Celebration 2025 The New York City Council is also hosting a Lunar New Year celebration on January 27 at 5:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5 p.m.). Attendees can engage with their councilperson and enjoy cultural programming related to the holiday. Wednesday, January 29, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The Better Chinatown Society's annual New Year's celebration is hosted in Sara D. Roosevelt Park with firecrackers, cultural performances, and much more. Download this stock image: New York, NY – 29 January 2025. New York City's Chinatown kicks off the Lunar New Year with a Firecracker Festival in Sarah D. Roosevelt Park to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Confetti covers the park after the fireworks. - 2SAE9CB from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. In 2025, this day falls on Wednesday January 29th and will be celebrated by many of the Asian communities in New York. There are several activities you can do while you’re in New York that are dedicated to the Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year. Download this stock image: New York, NY, 29 January 2025: Atmosphere during annual fireworks ceremony celebrating first day of Lunar New Year also known as 'Spring Festival', 'Year of the Snake' at Sara D. Roosevelt Park in New York on January 29, 2025. Lion dance on pole. Credit: Lev Radin/Alamy Live News - 2SAEYWA from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to celebrate the start of 2025 in New York City. RM2S20ARP – Philadelphia, United States. 05th Jan, 2025. New York Giants wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (17) is tackled by Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox (29) and cornerback Kelee Ringo (22) during the second quarter of NFL action at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 5, 2025. As 2025 hit the U.S., Americans joined revelers from across the globe ringing in the new year, crowding Times Square in New York City to count down to the ball drop at midnight, with fireworks at Arriving in New York City at the age of 5, my family left China,Hong Kong to give us a better life. Growing up in Chinatown,everyone I knew would call me Ichiban because I am always the one in the group that’s happy, jolly, fast & efficient and I like being #1 I was brought up immersed in the rich tapestry of Chinatowns culture and vibrancy. Ethnic Malaysian Chinese people burn incense before offering prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake at Kwong Fook Temple in Bentong, Malaysia's Pahang state on January 29, 2025. In 2025, Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most significant cultural celebrations across the globe. It will fall on January 29 to February 12, ushering in the New
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