Happy Chinese New Year
Sometimes I get to travel right here at home. Today, for example, I watched as tens of thousands of New Yorkers partied like it was 4707. Dragon and lion dancers, heavy drum beats and confetti-filled “firecrackers” were all part of the 2009 Chinese New Year parade in New York City’s Chinatown. It’s the Year of the Ox.
The color red is thought to ward off evil spirits and bad fortune. Ditto the drum beats.
Here’s a video I shot.
