Chinese New Year celebrations held in cities across the U.S.

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2019 shows a lion dance during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration event in Chicago, the United States. Citywide celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year continued in the U.S. city of Chicago on Saturday, with a special lantern procession and lion dance attracting hundreds of citizens. A special event called "Lantern Celebration" was co-organized by the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), the Chinese Fine Arts Society and Maggie Daley Park. Attendees learned how to make Chinese lanterns, watched lion dance, joined a lantern procession, and finally skated in an ice rink. [Photo: Xinhua]