DC residents celebrate Lunar New Year with parade through Chinatown

Hundreds of D.C.-area residents braved the wet weather on Sunday and gathered in Chinatown to watch lion dances, live music and firecrackers in the annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade.

“It’s not a great day weather wise, but it’s a wonderful celebration,” spectator Jeanette Preniczky said. “I mean to see all the festivities, the dragons. I’m a sucker for pomp and circumstance.”

Spectators lined the streets surrounding the D.C. Chinatown arch with umbrellas in hand, waving to and cheering on parade marchers and performers.