From the clubs running the lions, dragons and drums – to the designers and makers behind the scenes – to residents and merchants in Chinatown – to the people from all walks of life in New York City that come to help hold space for the shooing of spirits, and celebrate the playful connectedness to the millennia of shared knowledge that is the Chinese zodiac:  the lunar new year is not a just a vital holiday for Chinese and Asian Americans, but a vital part of American culture and history.

New York City – Year of the Rooster – February 4, 2017