The Master of the parade giving high fives to the crowd

Chinese and American flags were popular giveaways

Rabbits everywhere

The cutest little kids

Some older, wiser rabbits

Dragons...lots of them

USO girls

Dragons and marching bands

Putting your hand into the dragon's mouth is supposed to be good luck

Chinese New Year’s Parade, NYC

Of all the New York City parades, I have to say the Chinese New Year’s parade is definitely one of my favorites. There is so much to see. And Anthony and I couldn’t have been closer to the action standing right up against the street barricade.

I was amazed at how fast the parade moved with dragons swirling and undulating everywhere you looked. Lots of super cute little kids waving flags, marching or just looking cute. Rabbits, of course. And some older folks from the local senior center hamming it up with their bunny ears.

The woman standing next to me touched just about every dragon and rabbit that marched, hopped and whooshed by. I overheard it’s supposed to be good luck to put your hand in the dragon’s mouth.

Mary Maru