Lunar New Year celebrations begin in Chicago – Chicago Tribune newstrendslive

The congregation watches as a lion dance is performed down the aisle to begin a Lunar New Year celebration, Jan. 22, 2023, before Mass at St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish at St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church in Chinatown. Sunday marked the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit. The church combines elements of Chinese New Year cultural customs before and during the celebratory Mass. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)