DCentric Picks: Chinese New Year Parade
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Participants in 2010's Chinese New Year parade.
What: Annual Chinese New Year parade.
When: From 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday.
Where: Chinatown, along H Street NW between 6th and 8th Streets.
Cost: Free.
Why you should go: Come to see firecrackers, dancers and plenty of dragons. Organizers of this year’s Chinese New Year parade want to make it one of the biggest yet. The Washington Post reports that the parade committee hopes that a bigger event will stir up pride within second- and third- generation Chinese-Americans, as well as alert people to the history of the neighborhood, which has seen a decline in Chinese residents.
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