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The lanterns decorations lighted-up for the Chinatown Chinese New Year 2016 Festival celebrations along New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street,
Year of the Monkey
Lunar Lanterns, giant lanterns representing animal signs of the Chinese zodiac in city centre locations from 6–14 February.
Goat
"People born in the Year of the Monkey are fun-loving, energetic and inquisitive. Their intellect allows them to adapt to any situation, they are confident, charismatic, loyal and inventive.
Sometimes, the Monkey can be a little too curious for his or her own good, as well as careless, restless, immature and arrogant."
The narcissus flower is one of the popular flowers for decorating the homes during the Chinese New Year celebrations. It's got a Chinese nickname 凌波仙子 which means "Fairy of the Water", appropriately describing its elegance and beauty. I love it because of its light colors as well as its pleasant fragrance.
Following the Chinese tradition, close family members gather at home to have family dinners, and friends and family members take this opportunity to visit one another's home. The children of course are the most excited because they can receive red packets or "lucky money" from the elderly people as soon as they express good wishes to their elderly.
2016 River HongBao Carnival fireworks performance.
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Old school cut & paste (scissors & glue) collage created for weekly themed blog:
The Kollage Kit
THEME: ASTROLOGY / ZODIAC
By the way, next year - 2016 - will be The Year of the Monkey in Chinese Astrology!
Happy New Year to all! This year is the Year of the Monkey in Japan. The second of two times that I've been able to shoot wild monkeys. I've only seen wild monkeys 5 times in my 24 1/2 years in Japan. The other 3 times I was driving.
This is a shot I took just about 4 days shy of 5 years ago. I was shooting Mandarin Ducks when this monkey suddenly appeared on the opposite bank of the river and began feasting on acorns. It left and returned 2 or 3 times. They usually travel in a troop of about 30 so I was curious as to whether or not it would return with friends. But, each time it returned alone keeping its food treasure trove a secret.
Year of the Monkey
Lunar Lanterns, giant lanterns representing animal signs of the Chinese zodiac in city centre locations from 6–14 February.
Ox
"People born in the Year of the Monkey are fun-loving, energetic and inquisitive. Their intellect allows them to adapt to any situation, they are confident, charismatic, loyal and inventive.
Sometimes, the Monkey can be a little too curious for his or her own good, as well as careless, restless, immature and arrogant."
Shot this on my way to Chinatown MRT station. Used my Nikon FE2 which I picked up in Namdaemun market back in Seoul. ISO800 Fujifilm, developed and scanned.
The Magical Lantern Festival made its UK Premiere at Chiswick House & Gardens in London in 2016, transforming the environment into a light spectacle. The Festival celebrates Chinese New Year 2016 and the Year of the Monkey.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year... Chinese New Year, chúc mừng năm mới. Captured in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles California USA
Vendor IV
Sony Alpha6000
Lens 28-70mm
his morning I was on my way to Howth when a nice Chinese lady, thinking that I was a press photographer, invited me to photograph the official Chinese delegation so took the opportunity even though I did not have an ideal lens [my fall-back excuse for not being a good portrait photographer].
A delegation from the Shanghai Metro were in Connolly Station this morning as the two-week-long tribute to Chinese poetry was launched. The China Cheongsam Association of Ireland performed traditional Chinese music and dance on platform four from 11am, and there was some Chinese cuisine samples for passengers who got there early as i was planning to have lunch in Howth I did not try the food.
Last year Chinese commuters in the city of Shanghai were treated to the poetry of W.B. Yeats as they travelled on board the local Metro service and as they passed through various stations as part of the Yeats 2015 celebrations. This year CIE will continue the relationship by displaying famous Chinese poems on board the DART and at Stations during February to mark Chinese New Year.
The poems will be displayed in Chinese and English.
The Chinese community in Dublin and their many friends celebrated the Lunar New Year at the CHQ in the docklands area of Dublin and I got the opportunity to photograph some of the people and the activities.
2016 (on the Chinese calendar) is a year of the Monkey, starting from February 8 (Chinese New Year), and ending on January 27, 2017 (Chinese New Year’s Eve).
Return of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Rotterdam after a one year absence. Festvities were held in the "China town" part of town, around the West- Kruiskade and at Wijkpark Het Oude Westen, with a Chinese market and cultural events.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year... Chinese New Year, chúc mừng năm mới. Captured in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles California USA
Vendor II
Sony Alpha6000
Lens 28-70mm
Painting: crop from Pan Gongkai's Clear Shadow / 2010 seen at Fantastic Art China at Javits Center. Part of "A Swim in the River of Art show featuring seven artists. Pan GongKai's works were the most traditional of the group, not too surprisingly.
17th Chinese New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival
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