Gong Xi Fa Chi! Last Friday we celebrated the ringing in of The Year of the Ox a few days early. We had the traditional running of the dragon at Jordan Landing this year. Caron made an excellent new dragon that was much lighter and easier to maneuver than the previous dragon.
People's reaction to this dragon tradition are so funny. We even had some crazy teenagers jump in under the dragon with us. Then it started to get even more Chinese authentic as the foggy mist decended into the valley.
Caron and I found out when we went to China last summer that you never should expect clear skies. And so this dirty fog was the perfect touch of authenticity. This video is kinda dark, but you can see how fun it is to run the dragon! This year we even added some portable Chinese music to the dragon to add to the lovely experience.
After the running of the dragon, we headed over to Caron's house for the traditional Chinese feast and other festive traditions. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of the house festivities. We also played Chinese hackey sacks and pinned the mole on Mao and crammed as many people into the smallest quarters as possible. I even wore my Mao shirt that Caron made me after our China trip. And we watched Kung Fu Panda.
Gotta love Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Chi!!! Here's to a happy Year of the Ox. :)
3 comments:
Yeah! Glad we found your blog :)
Sounds so fun! I loved the dragon! Wow that must have taken a lot of work.
Boy, Chinese food sure sounds great right about now!
I love your chinese new year!
And i found your blog.. it's a realy good one.. so entertaining.. we all need to go out againg soon that was fun.
-Lisa Johnson
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I started ours in Dec. so pretty sure it's not nearly as great as yours :)
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