Yoshi Kato February 3, 2021Updated: February 5, 2021, 9:56 am
Eight of the eleven ox sculptures commissioned by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for the “Year of the Ox on Parade” exhibition are seen at Pier 54 on Monday, Feb. 1, in San Francisco. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle
As one of the biggest Lunar New Year gatherings outside of Asia, San Francisco’s annual Chinese New Year Parade brings together residents of the Chinatown neighborhood with revelers from around the Bay Area and beyond.
While parades can be exhilarating and communal, those kinds of public gatherings are also potential super-spreader events during the COVID-19 era. So the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco had a big decision to make about how to honor the start of the Year of the Ox in 2021.