CHINATOWN — Chinatown will welcome the Year of the Rooster at the Lunar New Year Parade on Feb. 5.
Check out the traditional Chinese music and dance, see the floats and cheer on the "Dragon dance." Follow neighborhood tradition by visiting a local bakery for treats like pork buns, egg tarts or red bean cakes for post-parade dinner.
When: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5.
Where: Wentworth Avenue, from Cermak Road to 24th Place.
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Each Chinese New Year is represented by one of 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rooster is the 10th animal in the cycle.
People born in the Year of the Rooster are said to be kind-hearted, hard-working, courageous and, at times, arrogant and self-aggrandizing. Rooster years are believed by some to be one of the most unlucky years in the Chinese calendar.
The Chicago Chinese New Year parade attracts a crowd of an estimated 30,000 annually.
Check out this video of 2016's Chinese New Year Parade:
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