Cheryl Chan/Getty Images ... the Dragon Boat Festival, my Taiwanese mom would prepare all the necessary ingredients. First, she would immaculately wash the bamboo leaves, scrubbing them free ...

The annual celebration with a 200-foot dragon will run through Aug. 31 and feature winners from a kids design contest.

This site is free thanks to our ... or sweeping away luck. A dragon is carried along South Wentworth Avenue near West Cermak Road in Chinatown to kick off Chinese New Year.