Ringing in the Year of the Dragon with Boston's lion dancers

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Chinatown's streets will come to life on Sunday with thunderous drums and the piercing clang of cymbals as nine lion dance troupes celebrate the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese New Year Parade.

Chinatown's streets will come to life on Sunday with thunderous drums and the piercing clang of cymbals as nine lion dance troupes celebrate the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese New Year Parade.

It's the first year that the city of Boston is recognizing the Lunar New Year as an official public holiday. But the Boston Chinatown Lion Dance Parade has been a tradition in Boston for more than 70 years, according to Felix Lui, the chairman of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England.

A Buddha introduces a lion to the stage in a parade rehearsal at the Boston Wong Family Benevolent Association practice room. As an immigrant, Wang views the lion dance as a way to foster a sense of community, enjoying a space for socializing and exercising with others.

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