Revellers celebrate Chinese New Year with a parade in London

Londoners celebrated Chinese New Year as a parade of dragons, rabbits and lions made its way through the UK’s capital on Sunday 22 January. Footage shows many Chinese people on the streets of London as they parade in colorful traditional costumes and carry large animal figures. The Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the biggest festival in China, with a 7-day long holiday. Millions of people in China and Chinese communities around the world hold festivities that last until the following full moon. The lunar new year, or the Year of the Rabbit, starts on Sunday, January 22, but celebrations for the new year began much earlier. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on Twitter: Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: #newyear #chinese #london