Tomorrow, as you know, is Valentine's Day, but it's also Chinese New Year (OK, lunar new year). Today we went to Seattle's International District to see what was going on. Dim sum was going on, lucky us! So we tried a different restaurant from the place we normally go on the eastside, then headed out into the rain to enjoy the festivities.
It didn't take long for us to find something- a lion dance in front of the Wing Luke Asian Museum. We were still a few blocks away when the firecrackers went off, which is good, becasuse both of the girls are loud noise-averse. But the drumming and the dancing were right up their alley. We also caught the tail end (har) of the dragon dance, and got to see the performers, including another group of lion dancers, coming up the street.
We didn't stay long, and it rained the whole time, but it was a fun way to mark the start of the year of the tiger. If I were at home, I would be posting photos to back up my story, but instead I am babysitting for some Valentine revellers and trying to write a shopping list for tomorrow's (not well-planned) Valentine's breakfast. Tomorrow will be the photo catch-up. Till then, Sun Leen Fai Lok!
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