
The best things to do for Chinese New Year
Celebrate Chinese New Year with a series of fun high-energy cultural events happening all over the city
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Celebrate Lunar New Year, NYC-style, with great cultural events and traditions like the Chinese New Year Parade
The year of the rabbit is coming! For Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year), NYC is once again going all out with a huge parade in Chinatown, festive events featuring traditional dancing and performances and dinners. Our guide includes everything you need to know about the holiday, from restaurants where you can gorge on Chinese delicacies to events where you can experience more of what the country has to offer as one of the best NYC events in January and things to do in winter.
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The Lunar New Year falls on Sunday, January 22, 2023. It’s the year of the rabbit! Those born in the year of the rabbbit (1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023) are said to be earnest and kind, according to chinesenewyear.net.
Lunar New Year is a holiday in which people honor household and heavenly deities, as well as their ancestors. More modern generations also see the holiday as a time for family to celebrate and come together.
Celebrate Chinese New Year with a series of fun high-energy cultural events happening all over the city
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