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Chinese New Year Parade - Flushing Queens

Feb 04, 2013 at 09:25 am by mikewood


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Chinese New Year Parade 2016

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February 10, 2016 / Flushing / Ethnic & Religious Culture / Queens Buzz. The year of the monkey [it was the year of the dragon in 2015, horse in 2014, the snake in 2013 and the dragon in 2012] is being celebrated in the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing on Saturday, February 13th.

It’s easily the one of the best Queens parades because the Chinese and Koreans put a lot of effort into a sensory pleasing, cultural mélange, that includes beautiful costumes, melodic music and aesthetic theater.

Thousands participate in the parade, which first began in Flushing in 1997. In 2011 the parade starting welcoming non-Asian participation, and hence last year it was interesting to watch someone of mixed ethnic descent, run as one the leads of one of the dragon dance teams. The dragon dance teams in the Flushing New Year Parade vary, as in China, from a two member team to as many as ten or fifteen. Legend has it, that the longer the parade dragon, the greater the luck for the year.

Click here to read more about our report about the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens.


Chinese New Year Parade In Flushing Queens

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Continued. February 10, 2016 / Flushing / Ethnic & Religious Culture / Queens Buzz. With agreeable weather, you can expect over ten thousand people in attendance at the parade, but given the cold weather the size of the crowd is hard to anticipate, but it will easily be in the thousands.

Year of the Horse - Queens Chinese New Year

Each year of the Chinese calendar is represented by a symbol or character. This year - 2016 - celebrates the year of the Monkey.

This year is the year of the Monkey and year #4714. The year 2012 [4709] was the year of the dragon, while 2013 [4710] is the year of the Snake. The Snake is said to be a good provider and cunning in business. The symbols of the Chinese calendar are on a twelve year cycle, thus recurring every 12th year.

The Chinese new year symbols have parallels in the western zodiac. The snake has been matched to the zodiac Taurus. And it's worth noting that in each rotation one of the five basic elements - wood, metal, fire, water and earth - plays a key role. These Chinese elements also have parallels to the western zodiac. See the link below on Chinese New Year culture in 2012 for more Chinese cultural background.

Chinese New Year Parade Route - Flushing Queens. The Chinese New Year Parade route begins at the corner of Queens Crossing Mall and the Parking Lot along 39th Avenue just off Main Street. It comes down south along Union Street, turns west on Sanford and then turns north along Main Street. It will be fairly crowded along Main Street, but still passable. And there will still be plenty of room along Union Street and Sanford Avenue.

chinese new year parade queens flushing chinese new year parade route times flushing queens parade routeChinese New Year Parade Times - Flushing Queens. The Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing begins at 11 am and generally winds down by 1 pm. The parade is followed by miscellany events held at the Queens Crossing mall on 39th Avenue at Main Street.

Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing - Neighborhood Info, Shops & Restaurants

Use the links below or the search box in the header at the top of this site to view reports and photos from prior years of the parade. Also click into the Flushing neighborhood to view stories about the Flushing neighborhood, its restaurants and shops. You can also use the Business Directory for telephone and website links to Flushing businesses. And you can use the search function to look for maps of businesses and other cultural / historic sites in Flushing.

Queens Chinese New Year Parade In Flushing

Here are some links to reports we filed on the parade in prior years. They include a history of the neighborhood, Chinese and Korean immigration, and some of the culture and legends associated with the Chinese New Year Parade in Queens. Click here for the:

Each year the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing changes ever so slightly, as does the Chinese Korean American community in Flushing. Best wishes for the luck of the dragon in the Happy New Year of 4714. Or as they say in Chinese Gong Xi Fa Cai.

Chinese New Years Parade in Flushing Queens - Photos From Last Year

The following slide show contains over numerous photos of the Chinese New Year Parade Flushing Queens from 2013.

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