Where is the largest Lunar New Year celebration in America? That title would go to San Francisco, whose Chinese New Year Festival and Parade is one of the largest and most spectacular in the world.

One has to wonder, however, why our celebration is on Jan. 1, and why our hope for good fortune dawns on that day. After all, isn’t every day the dawn of a new year? As usual, an answer can ...

Update: The Lunar New Year celebration at the Pioneers Museum has been postponed due to winter weather advisories predicting freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall along the Front Range on Saturday.