Chinese New Year

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Young adults with the New World Bilingual Institute, a Chinese institution, participate as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: Friends Bryan Chen, 16., Kimmy Ye, 24, and Rock Huo, 23, of Fairfax, Va., dress as different animals to represent different chinese years before Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A young girl watches as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: Kevin Liu, 15, of Chantilly, Va., and David White, 16, of Great Falls, Va., with the New World Bilingual Institute, a Chinese institution get ready to Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A man watches from a porch as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Ben, 5, and Rachel, 8, Chapin of Arlington, Va., wave flags as they watch a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the Chinese New Year which is the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A couple looks out the window of a restaurant and watches as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Siblings James, 4, and Olivia, 8, Yuen of Germantown, Md., left, dress as a small dragon before Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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James Yuen, 4, of Germantown, Md., dress as a small dragon before Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dragons dance over fireworks on H Street in Chinatown as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Girls plug their ears from loud firecrackers as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In this undated photo, North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, greets students at Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang, North Korea, on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. Compared with his father, who preceded him as president, Mr. Kim is less aloof and more outgoing. (Associated Press)