Dragon, lion and snake dancers took to the streets of Chinatown once again to celebrate the Lunar New Year and welcome the year of the snake on a snowy Sunday morning.

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Chicago’s Chinatown Sunday afternoon to celebrate the end of the Lunar New Year, a 15-day holiday that marks the beginning of a new year in the lunisolar calendar,

On Feb. 2, thousands of residents from D.C. and neighboring areas gathered in Chinatown to watch the annual Lunar New Year parade.

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 Dance,

Costumed lion dancers performed for two hours on a snowy Sunday to celebrate the Year of the Snake in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood.

The Lunar New Year Parade has been a staple of D.C.’s Chinatown for over 65 years. This year, the National Museum of Asian Art’s Lunar New Year market on Feb. 1 added to the festivities, drawing thousands to the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building for live performances, food and arts and crafts.

Feb. 4, the Chicago Bulls will host a Lunar New Year celebration as part of their ongoing initiatives that support the AAPI community and the Bulls diverse fan base.

A lion dancer kicks a head of lettuce into the crowd, Feb. 9, 2025. The practice called "Choy Cheng" in English "Plucking Greens", is a play on words, with choy the word for green being pronounced the same way, though different tone, as the word for wealth.