Citywide celebrations of Chinese Lunar New Year continue in Chicago

People participate in a lantern procession to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 9, 2019. Citywide celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year continued in Chicago on Saturday, with a special lantern procession and lion dance attracting hundreds of citizens. A special event called "Lantern Celebration" was co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), the Chinese Fine Arts Society and Maggie Daley Park. Attendees learned how to make Chinese lanterns, watched lion dance, joined a lantern procession, and finally skated in an ice rink. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)