Lunar New Year in Mexico City

The Year of the Ox, the new Chinese lunar year, begins today, and Mexico City’s Chinese community spent the weekend celebrating.

On Friday and Saturday, downtown’s Plaza de la Republica played host to a festival showcasing Chinese food and culture, dance and martial arts. And on Saturday, the party took to the streets in a two-hour parade on Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma.

– Post created for La Plaza.

Photo, top: Chinese lanterns in Mexico City’s Plaza de la Republica, part of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Photo, bottom: A young boy engraves glass at a stall during celebrations for Chinese New Year in Mexico City’s Plaza de la Republica. Deborah Bonello / Los Angeles Times.

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