{"id":68273,"date":"2018-03-03T12:27:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T18:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=68273"},"modified":"2018-03-03T12:27:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T18:27:51","slug":"chicago-chinatown-parade-rings-in-year-of-the-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-chinatown-parade-rings-in-year-of-the-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Chinatown parade rings in Year of the Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Medill Reports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Chicago&#8217;s Chinatown turned into a sea of colors Sunday as revelers gathered for the annual Lunar New Year Parade.<\/p>\n<p>The parade featured a group of dogs to celebrate the Year of the Dog. Marching bands, colorful floats and lion dances attracted about 28,000 people.<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Chicago Chinatown parade rings in Lunar New Year\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/258132859?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cThere were many American people [here], that\u2019s what\u2019s special about this parade. It\u2019s celebrating the Year of the Dog.That\u2019s why all these people come down,\u201d said Gene Lee, member of the Chicago Chinatown Community Foundation and the Chicago Chinatown Special Events\u00a0 organizer.<\/p>\n<p>The parade marks a 106-year-old tradition in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>About 70 floats, dancing troupes, marching bands from area\u00a0schools and other parade participants kicked off at 24th Street and Wentworth Avenue and headed north up to Cermak Road.<\/p>\n<p>Many\u00a0schools from across the city joined the celebration as marching groups or marching bands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s important just to celebrate the history and the traditions of all of our cultures, and also just to come together as a community as well on a beautiful day, and to be able to celebrate all of our differences that make us unique and special,\u201d said Elizabeth Nessner, principal of Robert Healy Elementary School of Bridgeport.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from performing at the parade, Robert Healy Elementary School does a lot of celebrating at school.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with the beginning of the Chinese New Year, the school offers a number of assemblies featuring Chinese dances, lions and the dragons. They even had a dragon\u2019s parade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really try to find a way once every day to celebrate. The school has decorated, the students all enjoy dressing up in the red and gold, and of course seeing the presentations and participating as well,\u201d Nessner said.<\/p>\n<p>She also brought her daughter to the parade. The little girl, now seven, has visited or been in the parade ever since she was born.<\/p>\n<p>Like Nessner, many families brought their children to enjoy the merriment and fantasy. Krista Ross of Lakeview brought her daughter Samantha to the parade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think it&#8217;s really important to teach our children about different cultures and living in a city that is so rich with cultures. I think it&#8217;s important to expose them to it and get them excited about it,\u201d said Ross.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe driving force here for American people is the parade\u201d and sharing another culture, Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChinatown is like a central destination, not only for American people who want to come down and join us as we celebrate the New Year. Some people come down just to see the fireworks, some people come down just to see the lion teams or the dragon teams that are not there on the weekend,\u201d Lee added.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Chinatown Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Chinatown Community Foundation has organized the parade since 1972.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we are both in Chinatown, we are both in the community. And we do it to promote the Chinese culture and traditions,\u201d said Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the lunar calendar, the 2018 Chinese New Year started on Feb. 16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosechicago.com\/events-and-shows\/chicago-chinese-new-year\/\">Celebrations<\/a> have already been underway across Chicago, with traditional Chinese opera performances and\u00a0a dumpling making dinner. Events still to come include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/exhibition\/mirroring-china-s-past-emperors-and-their-bronzes\">exhibitions<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chinesefinearts.org\/event\/lantern-festival-2018\/\">a lantern festival celebration\u00a0<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionoutletsofchicago.com\/Events\/LunarNewYear2018\">fashion outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Dragon dances featured the Chicago Chinatown parade on Sunday.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan Medill Reports Chicago&#8217;s Chinatown turned into a sea of colors Sunday as revelers gathered for the annual Lunar New Year Parade. The parade featured a group of dogs to celebrate the Year of the Dog. 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