Tons of festival booths and people will line the route of the parade across Chinatown on Sunday.
The Year of the Dragon is here and the annual NYC Lunar New Year Parade is back in Chinatown.The parade will begin around 1 p.m. on Mott and Canal Streets, before making its way towards Grand Street.Tons of festival booths will line the route of the parade.Although it's still winter, the Lunar New Year is known as the spring festival, celebrating a season of planting and harvests, new beginnings, and fresh starts.
The Chinese zodiac consists of 12 different animals, which include the rat, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, ox, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. This year, 2024, is the year of the wood dragon.The year of the wood dragon is believed to bring good luck, especially for those looking to focus more on their careers.Wood dragons are intelligent, and attractive and are universally liked, according to Chinesenewyear.net.They usually have a good sense of timing and strike success fairly easily.
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