The Year of the Rooster
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005|
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| Red Lion. The Dragon Parade this past Sunday, marked the end of Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations in New York’s Chinatown. |
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| These confetti guns, going for five bucks a pop, were a lot of fun. They are powered by compressed gas.
It used to be that huge quantities of firecrackers would chase the dragons and lions, as they go from store to restaurant, bowing, greeting and blessing the owners, creating an air of danger real and imagined. Mayor Giuliani put an end to the firecrackers several years ago. I understand that this year they did have a firecracker ceremony on Feb 9. I wasn’t there, but I’m sure it wasn’t the anarchic scene it used to be. |
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The confetti shoots high into the air. Little kids scatter to capture the red parachute (right) that is packed in with the confetti. |
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Kids playing with mylar streamers. |
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| I don’t know where else you could shoot off these things. They could seriously mess up your back yard or living room. |
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| A golden dragon. The dragon and lion puppets are danced by members of local martial arts organizations. A surprising number of them are non-Asian. |
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