-- which roars to life Sunday -- is proving especially demanding. The Kwans have agreed to 32 separate performances around the region, their most ever in a Lunar New Year season, and requests are ...

This post was updated Nov. 12 at 1:20 p.m. A Lion Dance team will be blessing the festivities of an upcoming auspicious occasion. Held in Los Angeles State Historic Park, the Making Memories Festival ...

With a mix of ferocity and finesse, three ancient lion costumes sway side to side, shaking their bodies and stomping their feet. Underneath each costume, two members of the Joyous Spring Lion Dance ...

Harry Guey-Lee doesn’t go into D.C.’s Chinatown much these days. Although he grew up there, he mostly returns for occasional Washington Wizards games. But every winter, the same activity draws him ...

Two children give a lion lucky red envelopes at a Lunar New Year performance in Pineville on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2024. Smoke filled the air as firecrackers erupted and spectators gathered outside Lula ...

Tan Yee Lee is happy to have followed her passion in lion dancing, rejecting all her naysayers. (Tan Yee Lee pic) Tan Yee Lee grew up among many naysayers. From her teachers and her own classmates, ...

BRINGING MORE SCHOOLS IN THE FUTURE. ALL SORTS OF CELEBRATING GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. THE LOGAN STREET MARKET KICKED OFF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Wander through the streets and narrow alleys of Chinatown and you will discover interesting shops and unique restaurants. People shopping for dinner, playing card games, and watching a ...

More than 1 billion people will celebrate the start of Lunar New Year on Saturday. Customs practiced leading up to and during the 15-day period, known as Spring Festival, include setting off fireworks ...