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In photos: Lion dancing, drums fill D.C. Chinatown at midnight for Lunar New Year kickoff

In photos: Lion dancing, drums fill D.C. Chinatown at midnight for Lunar New Year kickoff

by Melody Xu | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — When the clock struck midnight Monday night to mark Lunar New Year, dozens in Washington were parading behind vivacious lion dancers through the streets of Chinatown.  The event, appropriately named “Midnight Madness,” filled the air with sounds of...
D.C.’s Chinatown hosts parade to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

D.C.’s Chinatown hosts parade to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year

by Joanna Hou | Jan 24, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — Spectators decked out in red and gold Sunday, lining D.C. Chinatown’s streets to watch a parade celebrating the Year of the Rabbit.  The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of D.C. partnered with the D.C. Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific...

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