Celebrating Chinese New Year 2019, American Style

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — It is the year of the pig on the Chinese calendar, and that is cause for celebration by pork lovers everywhere, but especially by pork lovers who know the proper way to put a pig to its best and most appreciated use. You will see places to celebrate the Year of the Pig every day of the year, especially across the Southeast. In many cases, you will smell the aroma of hickory smoke before you see the celebration location. (Photo by Tom Adkinson)