New Year pictures

[Elspode]

What a beautiful little community that is! Is that where you live? Everyone seems so closely knit and happy. Does Vietnamese coincide with Chinese (Lunar) New Year? And how do you get to be a dragon or lion?

[Tulip]

Thank you everyone for your comments.

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

I like it! Were they fishing for dragons with that stick?

Hihi....they weren't fishing for dragons. At the ends of the "fishing poles" are red envelopes filled with money called "li xi." The red envelopes are attached to a pole so it would be raised high up and force the dragon to do tricks and try to get it.

Originally Posted by Elspode

What a beautiful little community that is! Is that where you live? Everyone seems so closely knit and happy. Does Vietnamese coincide with Chinese (Lunar) New Year? And how do you get to be a dragon or lion?

Thank you, it is where I live. Vietnamese and Chinese both use the lunar calendar, so yes, our New Year are the exact day. And to be a dragon head, you'd have to know how to move (dance) it. Usually the dragon performers are martial artists, but sometimes, they just need to know the moves. I was once a dragon head in my twenties. But after a year or two of performing, my mom (very conservative and old-fashioned) made me "retire" because I was getting too old. I was in my late twenties then.

[Griff]

Wonderful Tulip! Thank you for the glimpse.