This
Sunday, January 22, 2023
is the first day of the
Lunar New Year,
celebrating the Year of
the Rabbit. The Lunar
New Year is a fifteen
day celebration.
Years of
the Rabbit
2023, 2011,
1999, 1987, 1975,
1963, 1951, 1939, 1927
People born
in a year of the
Rabbit are called
"Rabbits" and are
believed to be
vigilant, witty,
quick-minded, and
ingenious.
Below
we've collected a list
of events in Chinatown
and downtown, starting
today to Sunday,
February 12, that you
and your family can
participate in to usher
in the new year:
1/17 – New York
City Council Lunar New
Year and Losar
Celebration
5:30pm
to 7:30pm @ City Hall
1/22 – Lunar
New Year Firecracker
Ceremony &
Cultural Festival
11am to
3:30pm @ Sara D.
Roosevelt Park, Grand
Street
2/7 – Super
Saturday Lion Dances
10am to
7pm, Throughout
Chinatown
2/12 – Lunar
New Year Parade &
Festival
1pm to
3pm, Starting at Mott
Street/Canal Street
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