Lunar New Year celebrations continue with parade in Chinatown
The sounds of music, cheering and big crowds filled the streets of Chinatown Sunday afternoon, as thousands gathered for the neighborhood's lunar new year parade.
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The sounds of music, cheering and big crowds filled the streets of Chinatown Sunday afternoon, as thousands gathered for the neighborhood's lunar new year parade.
Celebrations were held in Chicago and the suburbs this weekend as the Year of the Horse begins.
The annual tradition features a colorful celebration along Uptown’s Argyle Street business district.
Billions of people worldwide will join the 15-day spring festival.
A Lunar New Year celebration and parade was also held Saturday in the Asia on Argyle district.
Crowds gathered along Wentworth Avenue near Cermak Road for the occasion.
The special mass and veneration of ancestors was held at St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church.
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Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities.
Parade organizers believe more than 30,000 people filled the parade route.
Parade organizers believe more than 30,000 people filled the parade route.
It's featuring a dragon and lion dance, live music and dancers, food, and more.
Parade organizers also brought in private security on top of the additional city resources already in place.
Parade organizers also brought in private security on top of the additional city resources already in place.
If you missed Saturday's fun, you still have a chance to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.
Chinese New Year kicked off last Sunday, but celebrations continue for two weeks.
It might be snowy and chilly this weekend, but it's still the weekend, and you might be looking for something to do. Lynn Osmond, president and CEO of Choose Chicago, the city's tourism agency, joins us with a look at what's going on.
The city will also make the Year of the Rabbit with a big parade in Uptown on Saturday.
City and county leaders paused for a Lunar New Year honor. A traditional lion dance welcomed in the Year of the Rabbit during a celebration at the Cook County Building.
Cook County will mark the Lunar New Year with a celebration honoring two history-making lawmakers.
Cook County will mark the Lunar New Year with a celebration honoring two history-making lawmakers.
"I think culturally, Asian cultures, emphasize self reliance and saving face so much that it's hard for people to admit there is an issue."
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reports from Chinatown reports on how those shootings are affecting the community.
As the Lunar New Year celebration began in Chicago Sunday, many people in the Chinatown neighborhood reflected on the mass shooting with heavy hearts.
As the Lunar New Year celebration began in Chicago Sunday, many people in the Chinatown neighborhood reflected on the mass shooting with heavy hearts.
