The Year of Mickey Mouse, Part 2
Here is a picture of one of the colourful buntings I mentioned in an earlier post:
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Yeah, Donald’s in on the festivities, too, bringing up the rear of a familiar CNY festivity, the lion dance. Or “was”, since today is the 15th and last day of Chinese New Year celebrations.
Today’s also the Chinese Valentine’s Day, when single people (especially women) are supposed to throw oranges into a nearby river and wish for their life partner to show up during the year. I suppose it’s a good way of getting rid of uneaten, and almost rotting, oranges.
Yes, I am cynical.
