Happy Chinese New Year!
With the Super Bowl over, now it's time to focus on the next important event, Chinese New Year. San Francisco takes this day seriously and its famous parade is set to take place on February 20.
2016 is said to be the year of the Monkey. Here's hoping the new year will bring us all lots of wealth, health, and happiness.
Happy Chinese New Year! It's the monkey's turn this year!
Lots of food on the day of the New Year means abundance of food throughout the year.
The red envelope also called the Lai-See is a much awaited gift. Chinese children receive these special envelopes filled with money from family, relatives, and friends.
2016 may be the year of the Monkey but dragon images are used just about everywhere as decor. This was taken inside Bloomingdales.
This dragon, on the other hand, was on display inside the Hilton Hotel in Chinatown.
Just to show you how big an event the Chinese Lunar New Year is in San Francisco, sidewalks like this one along Market Street, are adorned with red lanterns that light up at night.