A lion dancer kicks a head of lettuce into the crowd, Feb. 9, 2025. The practice called "Choy Cheng" in English "Plucking Greens", is a play on words, with choy the word for green being pronounced the ...

The air is quiet but charged with energy, like the moments after a lightning bolt arcs across the sky during a thunderstorm. Then, the thunder returns – the drum rumbles. The lions have arrived, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tony Shiu and his West Coast Lion Dance troupe perform in various venues during Lunar New Year. "We go around and we bring good luck to whomever we perform for," Shiu shares. Sharing ...

Penn Museum will help usher in the Year of the Snake with its upcoming Lunar New Year festival. The holiday, celebrated in Asian countries for centuries, falls on a Wednesday, so Penn Museum will mark ...

The opening ceremony featured vibrant performances, including a traditional lion dance and musical showcases with the ...

San Francisco -- In Chinese and other Asian cultures, Lion dance is traditionally performed to bring good luck and fortune. Dressed in bright-colored lion costumes, performers mimic a lion's movements ...