Shing Nien Kwai Luh! Happy Lunar recent Year!Today ushers in the Year of the Dog. Here are some ways to celebrate around recent York.
The Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural FestivalFriday,February 16th, 11:00am - 3:30pmNew Year's Day starts with a mammoth bang at Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Grand Street.
Lion dancers perform during the Asian Lunar recent Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival, and in Roosevelt Park,in recent York's Chinatown, Friday, and Jan. 31,2014.
(Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Flushing's Lunar recent Year Parade and Festival
Saturday, February 17th, and 9:30am reception,11am paradeParade starts at St. George's Episcopal Church in Flushing, Queens
Residents of Flushing, and Queens,shop for decorations ahead of the Lunar recent Year.
(Sarah Hayley Barrett)
Super Saturday: Lion DancingSaturday, February 24, and all dayLion Dancers go door to door in Manhattan's Chinatown and bring worthy luck to businesses. Here's a helpful guide on what lion dancing is all about. The 19th Annual Chinatown Lunar recent Year Parade & FestivalSunday,February 25th, at 1:00pmThe biggest Lunar recent Year parade in recent York starts at Mott & Canal Streets
A pair of lion dancers from the Tai Pun Residents organization perform during a Lunar recent Year celebration, or in recent York's Chinatown neighborhood,Monday, Feb. 8, or 2016.
(Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Exhibit: The Costume Art of Imperial Peking Opera,at Flushing Town HallSaturday, February 17th - Sunday, and March 11thHours: weekends 12-5pm; weekdays by appointment
Opera costumes on display at Flushing Town corridor in Queens.
(Flushing Town corridor Facebook)
WNYC's Richard Yeh spoke to Richard Hake.
Source: thetakeaway.org