The year of the dragon is here! / myLot

San Jose, California

February 24, 2024 11:51pm CST

The Lunar New Year is being celebrated now. It is the year of the dragon. The dragon is the most powerful animal of the Chinese zodiac and the only mythical one . The new year parade happened in San Francisco and is the largest such parade outside of Asia. It is widely attended, even during rain. Luckily this year it was warm and spring like. Many colorful floats and dancers appeared. Aquafina was the grand marshall.

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Mr.Yang

@jefferson126 (3270)

• Shenzhen, China

25 Feb

I can imagine how grand the parade was.there was parade with long dragon lanterns at my hometown yesterday,can't upload a picture here.best wishes to you for new year.

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (11813)

• San Jose, California

25 Feb

Yes there were lion dancers. What is your hometown?

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (11813)

• San Jose, California

25 Feb

This is Chinatown in San Francisco

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (11813)

• San Jose, California

25 Feb

That sounds very nice. Maybe you can get from a news site.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

25 Feb

There is a large Chinese community in San Francisco, I imagine it was a beautiful parade.

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (11813)

• San Jose, California

25 Feb

@LadyDuck Yes I know about that . The Mardi Gras parades are big in the southern United States and South America. I have never been to one but they look like a lot of fun.

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (11813)

• San Jose, California

25 Feb

It was quite beautiful, with a lot of dancers.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

25 Feb

@Aquitaine24 We do not have a Chinese community here, but we celebrated "Carnival" with floaters and people wearing costumes. Carnival comes the week before Lent.

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