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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Chinese New Year Parade - 2024 p3

Happy Year of the Fire Horse!

Full disclosure.

These photos are not from this year’s parade in Chinatown NYC.

I did not make it there this year to participate in the festivities,

which was a real shame since the sun came out just as the parade started.

I could tell from the photos posted online that it was a joyous occasion.

No surprise there.

It’s the reason why I enjoy parades so much – everyone is in such a good mood.

But I take so many photos that I still had plenty of new ones to share from 2024,

so I got lazy. 😉

Here are the ones I posted previously…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/03/happy-year-of-dragon.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/03/chinese-lunar-new-year-parade-p2.html

Cheers!

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Chinese Lunar New Year Parade p2

The Lunar New Year is celebrated on the first new moon of the lunar calendar.

In addition to the Chinese, many other cultures use the lunar calendar

- including Buddhism, Islam and Judaism.

This was the 26^th edition of New York City’s parade,

which is the largest lunar parade outside of Asia.

Unless you ask San Francisco.

Apparently, a sighting of a lucky mascot,

i.e. a Dragon, Phoenix, Unicorn or Dragon Turtle will bring luck for the year to come.

So, I should be all set.

No word on whether looking at photos counts too. 😉

Here’s a link to the previous blog, some other Chinatown blogs, and one from the Met…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/03/happy-year-of-dragon.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2023/01/chinatown-5.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2022/10/chinatown-4.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2023/02/kimonos-at-met.html

Happy New Year!

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Happy Year of the Dragon!

The Chinese New Year began on February 10^th and lasts 15 days. It is the Year of the Dragon – the luckiest year out of the twelve signs in the Chinese horoscope.

New York City’s parade to celebrate the event was held last Sunday. A good time was had by all.

I have been meaning to attend for years since the visuals were bound to be fabulous.

But February is a tricky month weather wise and last year I had a cold.

This year however, the stars were properly aligned.

I suppose that’s because it’s the year of the dragon 😉

The parade was filled with dragons.

I can’t say if there were more than usual this year.

But I can say that they were very picturesque as hoped.

And the costumes did not disappoint either.

I’ll post a second set of pics next week.

Happy Lunar New Year!

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Chinatown 7

The tourists are back!

I went to Chinatown the other day to pick up some herbs and seafood and there they were – clogging the sidewalks buying counterfeit handbags, watches and sunglasses.

And listening to self-appointed expert guides who may or may not be spreading fake news.

I have to admit that even though I grumbled as I walked around them it was nice to see their return.

NYC just wasn’t the same without them.

I even had an invitation to “come with” after I helped some ladies on the train figure out which stop they wanted to get off on.

I’m still not sure that they got it right.

But, as I explained to them when I turned down their offer to join them, I needed to get home before my shrimp took a turn for the worse.

Given the warm weather we’ve been having, I wasn’t sure that shlepping seafood on the subway was a great idea, but the seafood is so much fresher in Chinatown it was worth a shot.