Washington, D.C., Celebrates the Year of the Monkey with a Grand Parade (photos)
By February 18, 2016 0 1973
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Despite subfreezing temperatures, thousands turned out in Washington’s Chinatown to welcome the Chinese Lunar Year of the Monkey with a colorful parade on Sunday, Feb. 14, featuring Chinese lion and dragon dances, musical performances, youth groups, marching bands and beauty queens. We wish everyone “????” — “gong-sshee faa-tseye,” a popular Chinese New Year greeting which means “Happiness and prosperity!”
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- Dragon Dance by the Jow Ga Shaolin Institute. | Jeff Malet