Thousands of Bay Area residents celebrated the Year of the Snake at the San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. The Year of the Snake symbolizes rebirth and regeneration, and with the snake’s element being wood in 2025, it also represents growth and flexibility.

Thousands of viewers watched the annual Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. Here are some photos from the day.

This year's parade celebrated the Year of the Snake. The annual parade in San Francisco is thought to be the largest such lunar new year celebration outside of China. There is also be a two-day Community Street Fair held in San Francisco's Chinatown on Grant Ave.

Albert Jang with Leung’s White Crane Dragon & Lion Dance Association provides an inside glimpse at San Francisco’s inconic Lunar New Year dragon. The team consisting of 100 members from aournd the country gathered on Saturday,