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Performers hold up a lion costume during Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown on Sunday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Gallery: Lunar New Year 2024 Celebrations in Chinatown

Andrew Burke-Stevenson February 21, 2024
A Lunar New Year parade marched through Boston’s Chinatown on Sunday, featuring traditional lion dances, drum performances and decorations to bring in the Year of the Dragon.
Lunar New Year Parade 2023

GALLERY: Lunar New Year parade at Chinatown

Daily Free Press Staff February 3, 2023
Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit, the Lunar New Year parade started at Phillips Square, where lion dancers performed throughout Chinatown Jan. 29. 
Lunar New Year Parade Gallery

GALLERY: Lunar New Year Lion Dance Parade through Chinatown

Taylor Coester February 28, 2022

Lion dancers performed throughout Chinatown starting in Phillips Square during the Chinatown Lion Dance Parade Feb. 13. The event was in celebration of the Year of the Tiger.

Lunar New Year celebration Feb. 2, 2020. Lunar New Year 2021 began Friday, with celebrations across Boston taking place virtually. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Virtual celebrations usher in the Year of the Ox

Taylor Brokesh February 17, 2021
Chinatown was unusually quiet this Lunar New Year, as the typical festivals and parade were replaced by virtual, pandemic-friendly alternatives.
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