[gwh_image id=”1178256″ credit=”Jennifer Igbonoba | Staff Photographer” size=”large” align=”none”]The Shaolin Temple Kung Fu School participates in the parade procession. [/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178247″ credit=”Emmy Numann | Photographer” size=”large” align=”none”]Mayor Muriel Bowser marches with The Consolidated Benevolent Association, which organized Sunday’s parade in partnership with the Office of the Mayor on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178250″ credit=”Lily Speredelozzi | Assistant Photo Editor ” size=”large” align=”none”]Miss Vietnam looks out into the parade crowd.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178255″ credit=”Jennifer Igbonoba | Staff Photographer” size=”large” align=”none”]Members of the crowd look gleefully out into the parade.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178253″ credit=”Lily Speredelozzi | Assistant Photo Editor” size=”large” align=”none”]A dragon darts through the parade route, obscuring the crowd.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178254″ credit=”Jennifer Igbonoba | Staff Photographer” size=”large” align=”none”]A man holds up an inflatable dragon – a symbol of Chinese history and celebration believed to bring good luck.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178248″ credit=”Emmy Numann | Photographer” size=”large” align=”none”]Firecrackers explode in the air in bursts of light, leaving behind a cloud of smoke.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178252″ credit=”Lily Speredelozzi | Assistant Photo Editor ” size=”large” align=”none”]Confetti rains down from the sky after the firecracker show commences.[/gwh_image]

[gwh_image id=”1178249″ credit=”Lily Speredelozzi | Assistant Photo Editor ” size=”large” align=”none”]Confetti from the fire cracker sprinkles the streets.[/gwh_image]