Chinese New Year

Lion dances, firecrackers, and garlands of red lanterns Monday couldn’t dispel the economic worries facing New York’s Chinese community this Lunar New Year…

There will be celebrations across the city and around the world today as people mark the Year of the Ox. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year…

If you’re still recovering from December 31, there’s no need to worry about having to do it all over again. The Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Ox — which begins on January 26, 2009 (year 4707 on the Chinese calendar) — is more laid-back than the usual Dick Clark spectacle…