Early one morning, I accompanied my mother to shop in Springvale. Although I did not intend to participate in any Lunar New Year celebrations, the convenience of the visit made it inevitable. Interestingly, it seems that most of the parades are now organised by Australians. It appears that many Chinese individuals have integrated so thoroughly into Australian society that they have abandoned the cultural heritage they once cherished in which it includes me lol.
In my youth, I participated in traditional dragon dances, visiting various shops to collect red packets. If a shop owner was hesitant to offer one, I, along with the band, would persist, briefly disrupting their business until they obliged.
Too much energy in the morning. A long day to go!
I enjoyed Vietnamese Pho weekly.
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ReplyDeleteA lot of rituals to do for mum
DeleteI guess Australia is a melting pot.
ReplyDeleteMostly sheltered in different ghettoes
DeleteThe Pho looks so good. And your photos of the parade are very good.
ReplyDeletePho is my weekly ritual
DeleteGreat shots and love the Pho :-D
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely
DeleteThe good thing is to celebrate the two new years...
ReplyDeleteIt looks delicious!
Too much work
DeleteBuen desfile, muy animado.
ReplyDeleteJust documenting it
DeleteLooks like a fun time. We have two parades, St. Patty's Day and Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThey seem to enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteReally powerful food!!
Wonderful pictures from this Lunar Festival parade. I enjoyed Vietnamese Pho when spending winter months in San Antonio, Texas, but it is not available here unless I make it myself.
ReplyDeletePho tastes differently in different households. I like the variations of them too.
DeleteBeautiful and I love the food. Yummy.
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Nice one.
ReplyDeleteYou say you did the dragon dance as a kid, sas it heavy to carry and dance at the same time?
Looks like a fun parade. I think a lot of different peoples are losing their culture. It's a shame, too. I don't know what Vietnamese Pho is, but it looks good!
ReplyDeleteBanmi and Pho are my favorites from Vietnamese street foods
DeleteYou gathered protection money in red envelopes, with the threat of business disruption. Better than firebombing, of course.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much colour in the parade, and I am sure the drums were beating very loudly.
High decibel deafness as a result of that venture photographing them
DeleteHappy New Year to you and your mum. That Pho looks super good. I hope you survived Invasion day.
ReplyDeleteToo large crowd to actually access to the front. Plus violence was brewing so I got out pretty quickly
DeleteHappy Lunar New Year! Wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteInteresting how it's changed a little.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of my youth and young adulthood in San Francisco-- The Lunar New Year was always a lively event. Violence, you say? What's wrong with the world!
ReplyDeleteSo much work goes into these processions - wonderful and colourful.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! The parade looks fun! Take care, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteSounds both fun and a bit scary at the same time.
ReplyDeleteEsas tradiciones no debían de perder, pero estar en un lugar con diferentes forma de ver las cosas no ayuda mucho.
ReplyDeleteAunque aquí hay tradiciones que se pierden por copiar las que vienen de fuera en especial de USA.
Saludos.
...thanks for the reminder of the many Lunar New Year Lion Dances that we have seen in Maui.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, everything looks great and yes if everything goes right newcomers blend in although current politics now wants to put a stop to that again.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of photos, Food looks yummy,
ReplyDeleteHappy Lunar New Year
It looks like a lot of fun but very noisy I'm sure.
ReplyDeletelooks very nice
ReplyDeleteThe food looks good