Chinese Red Lantern Decorations
Chinese New Year – 2020, Fair Oaks Mall
The Chinese New Year was celebrated today on Saturday, January 25th, 2020. It is also the Year of the Rat.
We were at the mall and noticed all the festivities. There were many demonstrations and dancers in native costumes.
Chinese New Year Mall Decorations
This is a photograph of the Mall’s main stage area. To me, the Chinese New Year decorations look like Nian, the Asian monster. Nian reminds me a little of a tiger.
Apparently loud noises and the color red scare Nian away, so there will be good luck for the new year.
Loud firecrackers are used for this purpose.
Asian Dance Group
These ladies dressed in beautiful native costumes were part of a dance group which performed at the mall.
Chinese New Year, Philippine Native Costume
This lady is wearing a native Philippine costume and headdress for New Years.
She was a lovely lady and even asked me if I wanted to try on her headdress.
The elaborate headdress consisted of many feathers, beads and faux leopard skin accents.
Her vest was also ornately decorated.
Filipino Stick Fighting or Kali
This gentleman is giving a demonstration of Filipino Stick Fighting or Serrada Escrima.
A hard bamboo stick is used in hand to hand combat drills.
This photograph shows the man’s hands are moving so fast, you can hardly see the bamboo stick.
Philippine Folk Dance or Tinikling
This a photograph of the colorful sticks used in a traditional Philippine folk dance called Tinikling.
The two sticks are knocked together while the dancers step between the two bamboo poles.
The man is also dressed in a costume with a hat.
Two Ladies Wearing Philippine Costumes
This photograph shows two women wearing Philippine costumes.
Again, we see the elaborate feather headdresses.
I enjoyed celebrating the Chinese New Year by watching all the special activities.