Daytime scene on a lively and festive street in a fun City during the Lunar New Year Parade for the year of the (fire) horse, facing a parade celebrity dressed in the robes of Caishen, the God of Wealth; he is here to bless us all with wealth for the new year; but this guy is cool, though - he has the costume and beard dialed and throws in some black wraparound shades for fun; thousands have gathered for the occasion.
Daytime scene on a lively and festive street in a fun City during the Lunar New Year Parade for the year of the (fire) horse, facing a full-sized parade float, beautifully decorated with lavender and gold flowers and tassels; on the sides of the float are pleasant-looking signs which read "Falun Dafa Is Good" and "Thruthfulness Compassion Forbearance", which are lovely things to say and read; it gets you thinking "this is my life now"; atop the float, in front of an exquisite replica of a temple, stand several beautiful women smiling and waving to the thousands have gathered for the occasion; along the streets and behind the float are buildings for a pharmacy and the phone company.
Daytime scene on a lively and festive street in a fun City during the Lunar New Year Parade for the year of the (fire) horse, facing the parade where a large group of teenaged boys are dressed in ancient, traditional Chinese imperial/warrior armor (戰甲) and pulling massive, traditional Chinese bass drums on wagons while they are rhytmically beaten with heavy sticks; in the background, there are large buildings, featuring (among the many located here) a Peking Duck spot and the City landmark New World Mall, which has a solid food court downstairs (although there have been recent additions to the local competition); thousands have gathered for the occasion.
Daytime scene on a lively and festive street in a fun City during the Lunar New Year Parade for the year of the (fire) horse, facing the parade where several characters representing both Northern and Southern style lions performing a Lion Dance (also known as "Wu-shi"; the Northern-style lion (北狮), recognizable by its shaggy, fluffy yellow fur, rounder, more dog-like head, and its playful, acrobatic movements - like right now in our scene, leaping with both feet in the air; in the background are the same buildings from the previous photo, which include the landmark New World Mall and are covered in signage for all the businesses - in both English and Mandarin; it was difficult to move as our side of the street was more or less a crowd crush; thousands have gathered for the occasion.
New York photo of the day, Pt. 2.
Queens.
46°F (8° C), mostly cloudy.
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