BGuthrie Photos: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Lions

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Description of Pictures: Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of fun, featuring craft activities with the Confucius Institute, a reading corner with the DC Public Library, puppet performances by the Shaanxi Folk Arts Group, calligraphy demonstrations by John Wang, traditional dance performances by the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, and much more. Get there early to see the Lion Parade around the building (weather permitting) by the Young Han Lion Dance Troupe, followed by an Awakening Ceremony to start the festivities.
Activities included:
* Lion Parade, Yong Han Lion Dance Troupe (John Hopkins University)
* Lion Awakening Ceremony and Dance, Yong Han Lion Dance Troupe (John Hopkins University)
* Wooden Puppet Performances, Shaanxi Folk Arts Group (China)
* Dance Performance, Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe
* Shadow Puppet Performance, Shaanxi Folk Arts Group (China)

Same Event: Wait! There's more! Because I took too many pictures, photos from this event were divided among the following pages: [Display ALL photos on one page]:

2015_DC_ChineseFD_Artists_150214: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Artists (50 photos from 2015)
2015_DC_ChineseFD_Cere_150214: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Ceremony (134 photos from 2015)
2015_DC_ChineseFD_Crafts_150214: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Crafts (53 photos from 2015)
2015_DC_ChineseFD_Else_150214: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Everything else (36 photos from 2015)
2015_DC_ChineseFD_Fairfax_150214: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe (58 photos from 2015)
2015_DC_ChineseFD_Lions_150214: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Lions (47 photos from 2015)
2015_DC_ChineseFD_Shaanxi_150214: Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Shaanxi Folk Arts Group (72 photos from 2015)

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