Many first-time visitors to the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown marveled at the sights, the drums, the food. The Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, is a centuries-old tradition ...

Red dragons, lion heads and marching bands made their way through Chinatown, as thousands lined the streets to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the D.C. Chinese Lunar New Year parade.

The Chinatown festival dates back to Chicago’s first Chinese immigrants, who settled first in the Loop and then moved farther south to the area around Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Crowds gathered along Wentworth Avenue near Cermak Road for the occasion. The parade included marching bands and groups, as well as traditional dragon and lion dancing teams and ...

A dragon flies along Wentworth Avenue in Chinatown during Sunday’s Lunar New Year Parade. Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times Share Five-year-old Phoenix McCoy marveled at the slithering dragons, and she ...