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Manhattan’s Chinatown is one of the oldest ethnic Chinese enclaves outside of Asia with an estimated population of 90,000 to 100,000 people. Chinese New Year is the most important and grandest event in Chinatown. The festival lasts for 15 days, and is a time for families to gather for annual reunion dinners. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cut outs with popular themes of good fortune, happiness, wealth and longevity.This year marks the first time New York public schools will be closed in honor of the Lunar New Year.Two big colorful events in Chinatown to celebrate the Year of the Monkey are:
-Monday February 8th 11am at Chinatown
One of the traditional Chinese New Year activities is setting off firecrackers, 600,000 firecrackers will be set off to scare away evil spirits and celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year at the Chinese New Year Firecracker and Cultural Festival. In addition to setting off firecrackers and rockets, there will be lots of dancing and drumming.
-Sunday February 14th 1pm Chinatown
Check out Chinatown’s annual Lunar New Year Parade and Festival celebrating the Year of the Monkey featuring stunning visuals, tantalizing treats, impressive performances, colorful floats, marching bands, lion and dragon dancers, antique cars, beauty queens, all sorts of vendors, food, and festivities. The parade winds it’s way through the main streets of Little Italy and Chinatown. Approximately half a million spectators line the streets of Chinatown for this colorful procession