Chinatown: Chinese New Year
Chinatown bursts open during the Chinese New Year festival , held each year on the second full moon after the winter solstice (usually between mid-Jan and mid-Feb) when a giant cloth and papier mache dragon runs down Mott Street. The firecrackers that traditionally accompanied the festival are now banned by the city as a fire hazard (much to local chagrin), yet the gutters still run with ceremonial dyes.
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