Celebrate The Year Of The Snake In Monterey Park This Weekend

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Celebrate the Lunar New Year in Monterey Park!

Vice Mayor of Monterey Park, Mitchell Ing, visited the KCAL9 studios Thursday to talk about the Lunar New Year Festival!

The  free festival is the largest annual street fair in East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. There will be 220 booths for display and retailing and two raised stages for performances of folk arts.

2013 is the Year of the Snake. If you were born in Year of the Snake, you may want to know this: Occupying the 6th position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Snake symbolizes such character traits as intelligence, gracefulness and materialism. When it comes to decision-making, Snakes are extremely analytical and as a result, they don't jump into situations. They are effective at getting the things they want.

The festival will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Its located on five blocks on Garvey Avenue in downtown Monterey Park, between Garfield and Alhambra avenues.

The Chinese New Year's Day is Sunday, February 10.

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