Lanterns. Dragons. Lions. Drums.

Whether you celebrate Chinese New Year or not, it’s hard to avoid the buzz and excitement of it all.  As it’s part of my husband’s culture, we usually join in the festivities wherever we are.  This year we headed into London’s Chinatown and, along with fellow revellers, welcomed in 2012…again!

Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year and ends with a lantern festival on the full moon 15 days later

Beautiful red lanterns are hung everywhere to bring good luck for the year

And lions perform traditional dances to scare away ghosts and evil spirits

We ended our 2012 celebrations with a delicious meal at Golden Dragon

4 Comments on “Lanterns. Dragons. Lions. Drums.”

1. nasebohren

   February 19, 2012

   

   WOW … love it !!!

   Reply
   • A Crazy Little Thing

     February 20, 2012

     

     Thank you!

     Reply
2. nenskei

   February 7, 2012

   

   What a celebration!

   Reply
   • A Crazy Little Thing

     February 7, 2012

     

     Thanks Nenskei!

     Reply

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