Lion dance celebrates Lunar New Year
- A person feeds a lion money in a red envelope during a Lunar New Year celebration featuring a Lion Dance by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Offering the lion money is said to bring good luck in the new year. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
- Drummer Greg Chuck and others with the Marin Chinese Cultural Association perform before a Lion Dance during a Lunar New Year celebration in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
- Lion Dancers with the Marin Chinese Cultural Association perform during a Lunar New Year celebration in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
- 2-year-old Woods Vienna of San Anselmo waves to a lion after feeding it money during a Lunar New Year celebration featuring a Lion Dance by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Offering the lion money is said to bring good luck. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
- The audience gets a close up view of a lion during a Lunar New Year celebration featuring a Lion Dance by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
- Alysha Salinger of Mill Valley snaps a selfie with her sons Henry, 3, and Lucas 5, during a Lunar New Year celebration featuring a Lion Dance by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
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A person feeds a lion money in a red envelope during a Lunar New Year celebration featuring a Lion Dance by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association in downtown San Anselmo, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Offering the lion money is said to bring good luck in the new year. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)
ExpandLion Dance by the Marin Chinese Cultural Association to celebrate Lunar New Year held at Town Hall Plaza in San Anselmo.