Chinese New Year Photo Essay

JustJuli

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010 11:15AM

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Gung Hey Fat Choy! Chinese New Year was technically February 14, but we celebrate all week long. My last new year's dinner will be Saturday in Chinatown. Here's some pictures of the festivities at Navy Pier. I should take some food pictures too. This holiday is all about the eating and my mother and father-in-law make some delicious food. Here are some rare non-food moments:

cast fan dancers waiting masks lion dance parade dancer lion dancers wave tigers

Happy Year of the Tiger! Health and prosperity in the new year!

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I love the Chinese New Year and arts! Beautiful essay. I miss Chinatown in Philadelphia so these photos are much appreciated now I want dim sum to celebrate. I'm a rooster! what are you?

Leonde Delmare

February 17, 2010 11:19 AM

Happy New Year!

Owl_Says_Who

February 17, 2010 11:38 AM

Hey Leonde- hey Owl! Happy New Year- I am a rabbit and so's DH. My older daughter is a rooster and the younger one is a rat. Unlike Western connotations of rat- the Chinese rat is supposed to be very charming and she certainly is. I can see you as a rooster for sure, leonde. Determined and confident? For sure.

JustJuli

February 17, 2010 11:45 AM

A rabbit! Perfect for the runner that you are!

Leonde Delmare

February 17, 2010 11:48 AM

Gung Hey Fat Choy!

Gordon Wagner

February 17, 2010 11:49 AM

Happy Year of The Tiger! Wonderful piece and photos...thank you! xox

Robin Sneed

February 17, 2010 01:08 PM

juli, great photos! Happy Chinese New Year!

Linda Shiue

February 17, 2010 01:50 PM

Lovely post. Gives us all something to celebrate on Anal sex Wednesday.

I hope to post details about it by Sore ass Saturday.

fernsy

February 17, 2010 02:13 PM

Very colorful and celebratory. Thank you for sharing. Happy year of the Tiger to you. Rrrrrated!

FusunA

February 17, 2010 02:22 PM

Hi Juli,
I love the art and the Chinese New Year, the Chinese are so imanginative, I am year of the Rat, my older daughter is year of the Tiger, my one son is year of the Rooster, the second son is year of the Dog, my youngest daughter is year of The Dragon, my better half is year of the Snake. Just what I need a bunch of animals, no wonder I knaw at most anything I see in front of me.