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Chinese New Year parade, Rockville, Maryland – Part 5 – Ethnic Diversity

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The parade featured a number of non-Chinese groups representing other East/South-East Asian cultures that also celebrate Lunar New Year. Most notable were the Koreans and Vietnamese in the parade. I’ve included some other faces in this post to show the general diversity of the audience in addition to the participants. That diversity I think is one of the strengths and beauties of this area – people from all cultures and walks of life coming together to enjoy a good festival, especially when the air temperature is hovering around freezing!

Chinese New Year parade, Rockville, Maryland – Part 4 – People

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Chinese New Year parade, Rockville, Maryland – Part 3 – Dragon Dancers

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Chinese New Year parade, Rockville, Maryland – Part 2 – Lion Dancers

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Here are the lion dancers preparing and at work.