rss feedLunar New Year arrives Feb. 14 with the Year of the Tiger – scenes from 2009
I’ve always enjoyed the video work of journalist Dan Chung, who is based in China for the Guardian.
In the Vimeo clip above, he captures the color, sound and activity of last year’s Lunar New Year celebration in Beijing – which he calls the world’s biggest “uncoordinated” fireworks display.
Lunar New Year arrives on Feb. 14 – so get ready to usher in the Year of the Tiger with food, family, friends and fun.
The key thing with fireworks and the celebration is that, according to Chinese legend, they help scare away the not-so-nice spirits.
In that respect, I think we need a huge amount of fireworks this year.
In Seattle, the annual Lunar New Year – or Spring Festival – celebration will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Hing Hay Park, located at 411 Maynard Ave. S.
The festival starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The lion dance will start at noon at the Chinatown Gate.
The good thing about Lunar New Year is that it’s a moment to hope for prosperity and excellent health, as well as to wish elders, relatives, neighbors and friends best wishes.
Last year, my former colleague, Seattlepi.com photographer Joshua Trujillo, captured some magnificent images of the Seattle festival.
Wherever you are: Wear red (which is a lucky color), eat up and celebrate with family and friends.
Oh, yes: Since I’m a father, I should say that if you light off fireworks or firecrackers, please take care in doing so.
And I don’t know where you live, but the temperatures in the Seattle area seem (at least to me) to be getting a tad warmer.
Spring is coming.
