Lion dance celebrates Lunar New Year

A person feeds a lion money in a red envelope during a Lunar New Year celebration featuring a Lion Dance by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Offering the lion money is said to bring good luck in the new year. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

Drummer Greg Chuck and others with the Marin Chinese Cultural Association perform before a Lion Dance during a Lunar New Year celebration in downtown San Anselmo, Calif.