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1. by Ron, on 01.28.09 @ 9:25 am

   

   I’ve found two short clippings about celebrating of Chinese New Year ( Year of the Ox ) with Lion Dance in Kolkata. One is in Old Chinatown – Tiretti Bazaar and the other in Tangra.

   You may want to post here in Youtube format for all readers to watch at their pleasure:

   The links are per below:-

   http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3320445&cl=11711340&ch=3320481&src=yindianews

   and

   http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3320445&cl=11697572&ch=3320481&src=yindianews

2. by Ron, on 01.28.09 @ 11:39 am

   

   More pics and report on Indian Chinese in Kolkata celebrating Chinese New Year to bring in the Year of the Ox – 2009

   See links below:

   http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Lunar-New-Year-lion-dance/photo/090126/ids_photos_wl/r3640880112.jpg/

   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/69/6e/e194d914319bbc2bddd477b42a4e_large.jpg

   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/0e/c1/6e17a37f17ecd49b1ebf976df5e1_large.jpg

   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/25/f9/d967da503b15cbbddd59e0420bb8_large.jpg

   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/19/8d/0e4cfb726b338dff99703f20374c_large.jpg

   Reporting:
   http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/kolkota-celebrates-chinese-new-year-today_100147186.html

3. by Ron, on 01.28.09 @ 7:13 pm

   

   More pics and reporting of Chinese celebration of Chinese New Year – 2009 ( Year of the Ox ) in Kolkata, India. Enjoy.

   See pics at links below:-

   from Reuters – Jayanta Shaw
   http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Lunar-New-Year-lion-dance/photo/090126/ids_photos_wl/r3640880112.jpg/

   from W/N Bhasker Mallick
   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/69/6e/e194d914319bbc2bddd477b42a4e_large.jpg
   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/0e/c1/6e17a37f17ecd49b1ebf976df5e1_large.jpg
   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/25/f9/d967da503b15cbbddd59e0420bb8_large.jpg
   http://photolib.wn.com/photolib/19/8d/0e4cfb726b338dff99703f20374c_large.jpg

   See report at link below from Daily India.com :-
   http://www.dailyindia.com/show/293656.php

4. by Dan, on 01.28.09 @ 8:58 pm

   

   The video is lively. Good job by all the Lion Dancers who performed/modelled it so perfectly well – a tradition of gaiety & cheerful spirit kept alive.

   One thing to note though that should be passed on to all those who perform Lion Dances:

   Traditionally, whenever a Lion steps into a household in a low bow – be it a family residential home or a business unit (offices, restaurants etc.), to greet, give luck and accept the fung pao (red lucky packet) and lettuce greens with fire-crakers bursting displaying colourful confetti etc., the lion should then bow out with its back towards the exit door – so as to retain the good luck it had brought in – remain with the household or business unit.

   Let’s not be overly superstitious, but this was the traditional rule that may no longer practise, not be known to new generations or the rule had been forgotten.

5. by michelle, on 01.29.09 @ 1:42 am

   

   Thanks! would love to see more videos which will bring back old time memories to all of us abroad

6. by Bill, on 01.30.09 @ 4:47 am

   

   Dan,

   Good catch. Yes, that’s the tradition for the lion dancers, they should always back out from a residence/business in a low bow. Maybe these youngsters were never taught this. In any event, wonderful job of carrying on the lion dance tradition. I remember going along with the lion dancers as a kid, my Dad was a regular drummer for the lion dance.

7. by michelle, on 01.31.09 @ 9:44 am

   

   Dan, you a absolutely right and I hope this tradition will be carried on by the new generations too.

8. by Banasree Mandal, on 02.04.09 @ 7:19 pm

   

   Hi all,

   I was there at Tangra Chinatown in the 25th evening till 10.15 pm and enjoyed lion dance…. but New Year Programmes were not well started due to power cut… I could not stay there during midnight programmes…. can any one upload videos of New Year events after 10.15 pm?

9. by leon, on 02.04.09 @ 8:13 pm

   

   after that isn’t much show, during midnight all the lion dance troupe started visiting household till morning..

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