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Chinese New Year Parade NYC: Photos of the celebration, costumes, revelers

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  • Spectators wave American flags at during the annual Lunar New Year Parade to welcome the Year of the Monkey in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants carry inflatable monkeys as they welcome the Year of the Monkey during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators brave the cold to welcome the Year of the Monkey during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants carry monkeys and a dragon to welcome the Year of the Monkey during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A participant wears a dragon head at the Lunar New Year Parade welcoming the Year of the Monkey in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators carry a dragon during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The Year of the Monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants and spectators welcome the Year of the Monkey, which began Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, during the annual Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan's Chinatown on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

The Year of the Monkey was celebrated with a parade that wound through Chinatown in Manhattan on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. The year began Feb. 8, 2016.

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