If you head to Chinatown tomorrow, be prepared for crowds celebrating the Lunar New Year (4708), the Year of the Tiger. There will be a firecracker ceremony in Sara D. Roosevelt Park (Grand & Chrystie) between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The big parade, with lion, tiger, and unicorn dancers is next Sunday, 2/21, starting at 11:30 a.m.
The Museum of Chinese in America has a walking tour next Saturday (2/20) about Chinatown's New Year preparations and here are some other tips from the Daily News. If you're ordering Chinese food, here are some auspicious things to order.
On a much less festive note, this NY Times article about tigers being raised because of China's high demand for tiger parts is depressing. The Wildlife Protection Society of India's executive director says, "Unless the Chinese change their attitude, the tiger has no future on this earth."
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