The Year of the Ox

February 16, 2009

Yesterday, Sunday, we took the train downtown to meet Mike and family for the Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown.  We watched the dragons go from shop to shop in a loud parade and light fireworks to scare away evil spirits to insure good luck throughout the year.  We then made our usual stop at the Panang restaurant to warm up, eat Chinese food (Malayan actually)  and watch the dragons come through.  The weather was cool and sunny and we all had a great time.

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