To mark the “Year of the Snake” according to the Chinese zodiac, the Mandarin Oriental, Boston hotel hosted a public lion dance performance to bestow good luck and fortune to all in attendance. The ...

The head of a lion costume sits on a desk ahead of a rehearsal for the parade. (Cici Yu/WBUR) Chinatown's streets will come to life on Sunday with thunderous drums and the clang of cymbals as nine ...

The Mandarin Oriental in Boston is hosting a series of special events and exclusive offers to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. 2025 is the Year of the Snake, a symbol of wisdom, intuition, ...

REPORTER: CHINATOWN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 3 YEARS FOR THIS CELBRATION. THOUSANDS CAME OUT TODAY. ♪ LIONS WERE PARADING ACROSS CHINATOWN TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. YOUNG AND OLD THE LION DANCE IS ...

Chinatown's streets will come to life on Feb. 9 with thunderous drums and a clang of cymbals as nine lion dance troupes celebrate the Year of the Snake in the Chinese New Year Parade. WBUR's Cici Yu ...

BOSTON - Boston's Asian communities are ushering in the Year of the Dragon with lion dancers – a tradition meant to cast away bad energy, while welcoming prosperity, health and good luck. Mai Du of ...

Even after a winter storm brought more than 5 inches of snow to Boston overnight, a few hundred people braved slushy streets and cold temperatures to watch the annual Lunar New Year Lion Dance Parade ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Hundreds of area residents gathered in Chinatown on Sunday to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the annual Lion Dance Parade. The red paper lanterns were out lining the crowded ...

Boston is helping people slither into the spirit of the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year 2025, which marks the start of the Year of the Snake in the 12-month lunar calendar, falls on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

DAM SCRIPT THAT IS MAKING THE TRADITION THEIR OWN. >> WITH BRIGHT COLORS AND A HEART POUNDING BEAT. THE LION DANCE IS A STAPLE OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. >> TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND DRIVE AWAY EVERYTHING ...

The Chinese art of Lion dance has spread good fortune for centuries, and as the Lunar New Year approaches, Lion Dance at Cornell brings a piece of that festivity to the Cornell community. Lion dance ...