What a joy, the magic lantern festival in London, celebrating Chinese New Year.
The festival starts with decorations in the days before. Spring festival is another name or aspect, with pink cherry blossoms.
Then on the eve and other days you see The Lion Dance. The noise is to frighten away the evil spirit.
At a Toastmasters International club in Singapore, I heard a speech (given by an Indian woman) about the joys of the Chinese Festival and the pleasure of learning about other cultures.
http://www.magicallantern.uk/?gclid=CPjrtMy_08oCFdiOaAodPkwHIQ
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/12131433/The-Magical-Lantern-Festival-comes-to-London-for-Chinese-New-Year-in-pictures.html
For brightly coloured pictures see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oqGF16x2aY
For pictures of lanterns in Singapore see my next post.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
The festival starts with decorations in the days before. Spring festival is another name or aspect, with pink cherry blossoms.
Then on the eve and other days you see The Lion Dance. The noise is to frighten away the evil spirit.
At a Toastmasters International club in Singapore, I heard a speech (given by an Indian woman) about the joys of the Chinese Festival and the pleasure of learning about other cultures.
http://www.magicallantern.uk/?gclid=CPjrtMy_08oCFdiOaAodPkwHIQ
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/12131433/The-Magical-Lantern-Festival-comes-to-London-for-Chinese-New-Year-in-pictures.html
For brightly coloured pictures see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oqGF16x2aY
For pictures of lanterns in Singapore see my next post.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
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