New Yorkers rang in the Lunar New Year on Saturday (Feb 10) at Chinatown's annual Firecracker Ceremony.
Spectators celebrated the Year of the Dragon with a colorful show of lion dances, music, and firecrackers.
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Spectators celebrated the Year of the Dragon with a colorful show of lion dances, music, and firecrackers.
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:30 Well, Chinatown on the start of the new year
00:33 is always a special place.
00:34 It is a celebration each and every year.
00:38 And we started right here in SDR Park.
00:42 This is the annual Firecracker Festival.
00:44 It's the year of the dragon.
00:45 It's the year of strength and wisdom and good luck.
00:48 And families come out from all over New York City.
00:50 Hello, hello.
00:51 We're all from the Lower East Side in Chinatown.
00:53 OK.
00:54 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:57 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:01 That's our New York State Assemblymember Grace Lee.
01:25 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
01:29 Last year, I talked about a bill that I introduced
01:33 with Senator Brian Kavanaugh to make Lunar New
01:36 Year a statewide holiday.
01:38 And we passed that bill.
01:40 The governor signed it into law.
01:41 New York State is now the first state in the country
01:44 to celebrate Lunar New Year statewide.
01:47 [CHEERING]
01:52 This is a symbol to tell all Asian-Americans
01:56 that we are New Yorkers.
01:57 We are Americans.
01:59 And we belong here.
02:00 [FIRECRACKERS]
02:04 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:08 [FIRECRACKERS]
02:11 [APPLAUSE]
02:16 [APPLAUSE]
02:19 [APPLAUSE]
02:23 [APPLAUSE]
02:26 [APPLAUSE]
02:30 [BLANK_AUDIO]