Okay, I don't know for sure that that is how you say "Happy New Year" in Chinese, but I learned that a long time ago and it has stuck. It certainly doesn't look Chinese, maybe it's phonetical? Anyway, Chinese New Year was on January 26th which fell on a Monday. This year is the Year of the Ox.
Rich and I went to the Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown on Saturday, February 1st. Because, you know, I love parades. It was a pretty short "neighborhood" kind of parade. The dragons are always fun to watch.
The highlight was supposed to be a giant firecracker. See the long, red ribbon in the picture? That's a string of firecrackers! I don't know exactly how long it was, but they lifted it up about five stories on a crane and about half of it still snaked around on the ground. The time that it was supposed to be lit came and went. Hazmat was called in. Don't know what the problem was, but it was called off due to "safety concerns." So very disappointing.
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