Look online or in your local newspaper for information about a Chinese New Year Parade. These are sometimes held on a nearby weekend instead of New Year's Day itself, or even slightly outside the New Year period altogether.  Remember your camera, and dress warmly if you live in an area that has to celebrate the Spring Festival in the wintertime! You're in luck if you live near San Francisco: its annual Chinese New Year parade is said to be the largest and oldest outside of Asia. In the United States, large parades are often broadcast on local or regional television. Inside China, the national China Central Television broadcaster (CCTV) attracts hundreds of millions of viewers with their annual midnight Spring Festival Gala. Besides firecrackers, food, activities, and music, Chinese New Year parades are a rare opportunity to watch costumed dragon dancers and lion dancers.  The dragon dancers skillfully synchronize their dancing in one line, holding poles supporting a long, vibrant dragon. Dragons are common in Chinese mythology, in which they are revered symbols of the nation and people.  Two lion dancers share a single costume depicting a large, stylized lion. The lion is a powerful, majestic character in Chinese mythology, but the dance often includes comic elements, such as a silly monk who helps the lion track down a lettuce.  Both dances are accompanied by traditional Chinese drumming. On the final, fifteenth day of Chinese New Year, revelers celebrate among a multitude of decorative paper lanterns. Some cities create huge art pieces from lanterns.  Many people write riddles onto the lantern for children to solve. Now is the time to eat traditional sweet dumplings filled with all kinds of ingredients. These are called tangyuan. Put candles up on this day to guide good spirits home.
ابحث عن موكب في منطقة سكنك. مشاهدة المواكب عبر التلفزيون أو الإنترنت. شاهد الرقصات الخاصة. الاحتفال بمهرجان الفوانيس.