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Lunar New Year 2025

February 23, 2025March 17, 2025 The Guardsman

San Francisco’s Chinese New Year parade rings in the Year of the Snake with the largest Lunar New Year celebration outside of Asia.

Crowds stretched as far as the eye could see down Grant Avenue for the Community Street Fair. Gold banners hanging throughout the neighborhood celebrated Mayor Daniel Lurie, who would serve as honorary grand marshal of the parade alongside Chinese American actress Joan Chen. Feb. 15, 2025 (Kyra Young/The Guardsman)

A group of friends look back at the Zodiac Wall, an iconic mural set up in Jack Kerouac Alley for the Lunar New Year. The mural consists of over 1,100 red envelopes – traditional for the new year – and has been annually set up for over a decade by the hands of Nancy Yu Law and her family. Jack Kerouac Alley connects the Chinatown and North Beach neighborhoods. Feb. 15, 2025 (Kyra Young/The Guardsman)

The vibrant, acrobatic dragons symbolize great power, auspiciousness and dignity. During the parade’s Dragon Dance, dancers will rhythmically move the long puppets to ward off evil spirits. Feb. 15, 2025 (Kyra Young/The Guardsman)

Nathan Hua, a second year City College design student, holds his 2025 Year of the Snake design on a crewneck for Evan & Josh. The family-founded photography and videography business aims to promote and celebrate Chinese Asian culture. Feb. 15, 2025 (Kyra Young/The Guardsman)

Music filled the air as performers serenaded the Community Street Fair. Feb. 15, 2025 (Kyra Young/The Guardsman)

A duo on a bike orbit a sparkler fountain at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Jackson Street. Feb. 15, 2025 (Patrick Perkins/The Guardsman)

The vibrant head of a dragon puppet waits to be paraded by members of Yau Kung Moon Martial Arts School in San Francisco. Feb. 15, 2025 (Kyra Young/The Guardsman)

A couple watching fireworks above the intersection of Grant Avenue and Washington Street, a block from the Lunar New Year parade route. Feb. 15, 2025 (Patrick Perkins/The Guardsman)

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