Chinatown New York Chinese New Year

Arose to serve as a de facto town hall for chinese in new york advocating for equal rights.

Chinatown new york chinese new year. It s the year of the rat. 2020 cny parade in new york chinatown though it is not a national public holiday 2020 chinese new year is celebrated grandly in united state especially among chinese communities. The chinese new year parade and festival in new york this year takes place in february and the parade this year will take place on sunday 9th february starting at 11am.

My friends and i ended our chinese new year day with a walk around the southern tip of nyc a blustery day but worth it to get out and really explore with my camera again. The lunar new year falls on saturday january 25th 2020. The new year marks the beginning of the spring the rebirth of the earth.

When is lunar new year. Starting on january 25 new yorkers can head to manhattan s chinatown for the firecracker ceremony and later on february 9 the chinese new year parade. The year of the rat new york city style.

Usually locals and tourists alike will flock to chinatown in nyc to celebrate the lunar new year. An organization like the chinese consolidated benevolent association on mott street the c c b a. These two events have been for years the iconic nyc traditional celebrations for the spring festival.

There s a huge chinese new year parade there where families and friends enjoy their time. The official name of the event is called the lunar new year and festival. The parade will down mott and canal street.

The chinese words for new year means spring festival. That s when we saw the flattened rat and i couldn t pass it up since it is officially the year of the rat. Chinese new year in new york new york city s chinatown is the epicenter of the lunar new year celebrations with the fantastic parade and festival and the new year s day firecracker ceremony.