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A dragon is carried down South Wentworth Avenue on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chicago's Chinatown. The event, this year celebrating the start of the Year of the Rabbit, returned for the first time since the pandemic.
A dragon is carried down South Wentworth Avenue on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chicago’s Chinatown. The event, this year celebrating the start of the Year of the Rabbit, returned for the first time since the pandemic.
Marchers wear rabbit ears for the Year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown on Jan. 29, 2023.
Marchers wear rabbit ears for the Year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown on Jan. 29, 2023.
The crowd watches a lion dance on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
The crowd watches a lion dance on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
Students from St. Therese Chinese Catholic School perform with a dragon during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown on Jan. 29, 2023.
Students from St. Therese Chinese Catholic School perform with a dragon during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown on Jan. 29, 2023.
Performers play music during lion dances on Jan. 29, 2023, at Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade.
Performers play music during lion dances on Jan. 29, 2023, at Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Parade.
Performers with the Chicago Chinese School dance on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade.
Performers with the Chicago Chinese School dance on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade.
Students from St. Therese Chinese Catholic School perform with a dragon during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chicago's Chinatown.
Students from St. Therese Chinese Catholic School perform with a dragon during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chicago’s Chinatown.
A child holds a red envelope attached to a rabbit, Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
A child holds a red envelope attached to a rabbit, Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
Crowds watch the performers on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
Crowds watch the performers on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
A crowd listens to speakers at the conclusion of the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
A crowd listens to speakers at the conclusion of the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
A lion dance is performed at the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown.
A lion dance is performed at the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown.
Crowds watch from a second-story balcony along Wentworth Avenue on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown.
Crowds watch from a second-story balcony along Wentworth Avenue on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown.
Performers with the Chicago Chinese School dance on Jan. 29, 2023, at the Lunar New Year Parade through Chicago's Chinatown.
Performers with the Chicago Chinese School dance on Jan. 29, 2023, at the Lunar New Year Parade through Chicago’s Chinatown.
A marching band performs at the Lunar New Year Parade in Chicago's Chinatown.
A marching band performs at the Lunar New Year Parade in Chicago’s Chinatown.
A person watches from inside a storefront on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade.
A person watches from inside a storefront on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade.
Crowds watch performers during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
Crowds watch performers during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
Lion dances are performed at the conclusion of the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
Lion dances are performed at the conclusion of the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
A performer wears a mask during a lion dance on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
A performer wears a mask during a lion dance on Jan. 29, 2023, during the Lunar New Year Parade through Chinatown.
Jordan Tuazon (top), 9, and Lancer Marcelo, 8, stand patiently as a small group gathers for a vigil in Chicago's Chinatown Square plaza to honor the victims of the recent mass shootings in California's Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on Jan. 28, 2023.
Jordan Tuazon (top), 9, and Lancer Marcelo, 8, stand patiently as a small group gathers for a vigil in Chicago’s Chinatown Square plaza to honor the victims of the recent mass shootings in California’s Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on Jan. 28, 2023.
A small group gathers for a vigil in Chicago's Chinatown Square plaza to honor the victims of the recent mass shootings in California's Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on Jan. 28, 2023.
A small group gathers for a vigil in Chicago’s Chinatown Square plaza to honor the victims of the recent mass shootings in California’s Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on Jan. 28, 2023.
Two Chicago police officers are among a small group of people participating in a vigil in Chicago's Chinatown Square plaza to honor the victims of the recent mass shootings in California's Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on Jan. 28, 2023.
Two Chicago police officers are among a small group of people participating in a vigil in Chicago’s Chinatown Square plaza to honor the victims of the recent mass shootings in California’s Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on Jan. 28, 2023.